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iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

$97.01+1.10% vs prior close
8510152-WK

Price through Oct 2 · Flows through Oct 1. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 2. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 2.

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The index is designed to measure large-, mid- and small-capitalization equity market performance and includes stocks from Europe, Australasia and the Far East.

Price & daily flows
100.098.597.197.01DAILY NET FLOWSep 2Sep 14Sep 23Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET +$2.3B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$2.3B of net inflows over the past month, about 1.2% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +8.4% so far this year. At 0.070% a year it is not the cheapest way in — VEA has a reported fee of 0.06%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$190.2Bassets under management
0.070%expense ratio · $7 per $10,000 a year
+$2.3Bnet flow, trailing month
10.1Mavg daily volume, 30 days
2798holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed October 18, 2012 · beta 0.97
The book at a glance
ENLT+2.0%ORIBN+1.0%ARGX-1.8%BMEDG-4.1%OR+1.4%CASTCON+1.9%EXPN+2.0%HBAN+0.9%LIAD+0.6%AIACHKPDTE+1.0%ELE-1.1%GMAB+0.6%III-0.7%ABI-0.1%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1ENLTENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY0.05%$66.58+2.0%
2ORIOLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL0.03%$38.06+1.5%
3BNBROOKFIELD0.18%$36.92+1.0%
4EMREMERSON ELECTRIC0.01%$161.61+1.9%
5IPINTERNATIONAL PAPER0.01%$31.97-1.7%
6ORAORMAT TECHNOLOGIES0.01%$92.86+3.6%
7ARGXARGENX SE0.20%$919.21-1.8%
8BMEDBLACKROCK FUTURE HEALTH ETF0.02%$33.80+0.1%
9ELVELEVANCE HEALTH0.01%$386.43+1.2%
10GGENPACT0.15%$33.29-4.1%
11MNDYMONDAY.COM0.01%$78.80-1.9%
12OROSISKO GOLD ROYALTIES0.39%$34.47+1.4%
13BMEBLACKROCK HEALTH SCIENCES TRUST0.01%$43.34-0.6%
14CASTFREECAST INC0.02%$1.18+6.3%
15CONCONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC0.03%$35.65+1.9%

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Sector weights
Financials24.27%
Industrials19.1%
Information Technology10.89%
Health Care9.26%
Consumer Discretionary8.23%
Materials6.55%
Consumer Staples6.14%
Energy3.83%
Communication3.81%
Utilities3.43%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Japan26.23%
United Kingdom13.97%
France8.47%
Switzerland8.38%
Germany7.84%
Australia6.91%
Netherlands5.36%
Spain3.58%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.5%
1 month-2.9%
3 months-0.3%
6 months+7.2%
YTD+8.4%
1 year+10.2%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$2.4B
1 month+$2.3B
3 months+$7.5B
YTD+$14.2B
1 year+$18B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-11.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.3%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 2.4% of the book; the top ten carry 8%. Spread across 171+ names, it behaves like roughly 27 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
1calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
7.3Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
NBIS Nebius Group NV$75M$66M
ASML ASML HOLDING NV$51M$49M
BA. BOEING$27M$30M
NEM NEWMONT$5M$3M
EQT EQT$4M$2M

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The case against IEFA

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IEFA on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-4bp on fee · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-4bp on fee · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-3bp on fee · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-3bp on fee · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-3bp on fee · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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