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iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF

$60.89+1.32% today
566552-WK

The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The underlying index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to reflect the equity performance of emerging market companies with favorable environmental, social and governance ("ESG") characteristics. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
62.860.458.060.89DAILY NET FLOWFeb 17Apr 17Jun 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET −$21K OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$323K walked out over the past month, about 1.0% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +2.5% so far this year. At 0.17% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA runs the same ground at 0.07%.

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

$33Massets under management
0.17%expense ratio · $17 per $10,000 a year
−$323Knet flow, trailing month
871avg daily volume, 30 days
496holdings · US-domiciled
2020listed February 4, 2020 · beta 1.18
The book at a glance
LTM+1.7%FAB+0.4%MTN+2.2%GFI+7.2%INFY+1.7%BAP+0.1%VAL+0.6%SCC.RVODHTHT+5.8%PPC+9.8%DSY-4.2%AXISBANK0.6%28820.6%KFH0.6%98880.6%30170.6%GFNORTEO0.6%99610.6%PKO0.5%SBK0.5%CPI0.5%0867900.5%0340200.5%28870.5%PKN0.5%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1LTMLATAM AIRLINES GROUP SA0.19%$51.39+1.7%
2FABFIRST TRUST MULTI CAP VALUE ALPHADEX FUND0.51%$107.68+0.4%
3MTNVAIL RESORTS0.43%$153.05+2.2%
4TMTOYOTA MOTOR0.05%$188.78+0.3%
5ABGASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP0.24%$212.94+4.4%
6CLSCELESTICA0.06%$301.36-3.0%
7NRPNATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP0.12%$104.86+1.9%
8SLMSLM0.21%$26.59-1.0%
9GFIGOLD FIELDS0.78%$43.85+7.2%
10INFYINFOSYS0.75%$12.03+1.7%
11BAPCREDICORP0.53%$368.98+0.1%
12VALVALARIS0.49%$86.92+0.6%
13SCC.RSCHWAB CORE BOND ETF0.12%$25.22+0.4%
14VODVODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD0.12%$16.17+0.2%
15HTHTH WORLD GROUP0.18%$48.59+5.8%

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Sector weights
Financials25.61%
Information Technology18.57%
Consumer Discretionary13.85%
Communication9.73%
Industrials8.8%
Materials7.28%
Energy4.51%
Health Care3.89%
Consumer Staples3.58%
Utilities2.47%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
China32.26%
Taiwan15.68%
Korea (South)15.34%
India10.17%
South Africa6.18%
Brazil3.14%
Mexico2.75%
Saudi Arabia2.63%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.0%
1 month+3.4%
3 months+0.9%
6 months-3.6%
YTD+2.5%
1 year+9.2%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month−$323K
3 months−$21K
YTD−$21K
1 year−$21K

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
20%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
20%realized volatility, 1 year
-13.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.8%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 0.8% of the book; the top ten carry 6%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 168 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
342shares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
CLS CELESTICA$6M$9M
VAL VALARIS$6M$7M
SM SM ENERGY$952,102$239,558
GFI GOLD FIELDS$204,087$428,815
ABG ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP$4,968$522,951

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The case against LDEM

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-12bp on fee · 3871× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-13bp on fee · 986× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-13bp on fee · 706× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-13bp on fee · 563× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$193.2B+$631M-10bp on fee · 5826× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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