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iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF

$39.70+10.34% today
19.294852-WK

The fund generally will invest at least 80% 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 index has been developed by MSCI Inc. (the "index provider" or "MSCI") to focus on approximately 25 companies in developed and emerging markets that are involved in silver mining or exploration. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
37.434.331.239.70DAILY NET FLOWJul 20Jul 29Aug 10Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET −$10M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$10M walked out over the past month, about 1.0% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +17.0% so far this year. At 0.39% a year it is not the cheapest way in — VAW runs the same ground at 0.10%.

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

$943Massets under management
0.39%expense ratio · $39 per $10,000 a year
−$10Mnet flow, trailing month
244Kavg daily volume, 30 days
45holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed January 30, 2012 · beta 2.17
The book at a glance
HL+14.4%AG+12.8%AYA+9.0%AEM+11.1%NEM+7.8%WPM+11.1%SVM+9.3%NUAGCDE+13.1%ASM+10.8%PAAS+7.9%SSRM+11.6%ELD+0.6%HSLVTXGSKEPPTASEAFRES8.2%LUGPE&OLES*10.5%DPM1.6%EDR4.1%DSV5.4%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1HLHECLA MINING13.62%$20.54+14.4%
2AGFIRST MAJESTIC SILVER9.75%$20.85+12.8%
3AYAAYA GOLD & SILVER INC5.50%$27.25+9.0%
4AEMAGNICO EAGLE MINES4.70%$207.72+11.1%
5NEMNEWMONT4.73%$125.08+7.8%
6WPMWHEATON PRECIOUS METALS4.29%$147.43+11.1%
7SVMSILVERCORP METALS3.81%$12.61+9.3%
8NUAGNUVEEN ENHANCED YIELD US AGGREGATE BOND ETF0.92%$20.70+0.4%
9CDECOEUR MINING2.02%$20.93+13.1%
10ASMAVINO SILVER & GOLD MINES1.60%$7.57+10.8%
11PAASPAN AMERICAN SILVER1.58%$50.30+7.9%
12SSRMSSR MINING1.19%$35.38+11.6%
13ELDWISDOMTREE EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND1.45%$29.04+0.6%
14HSLVHIGHLANDER SILVER CORP0.91%$5.40+5.9%
15TXG10X GENOMICS0.53%$62.19+11.8%

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Sector weights
Materials99.83%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.17%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Canada55.53%
United States21.12%
Mexico10.47%
United Kingdom8.84%
China2.39%
South Africa1.35%
Australia0.2%
Philippines0.1%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+8.8%
1 month+37.5%
3 months+15.3%
6 months-4.7%
YTD+17.0%
1 year+105.8%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month−$10M
3 months−$17M
YTD+$86M
1 year+$288M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
60%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
59%realized volatility, 1 year
-39.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-16.4%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 13.6% of the book; the top ten carry 71%. Spread across 41+ names, it behaves like roughly 15 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
171calls today
23puts today
0.13put/call ratio
355Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
NEM NEWMONT$14M$15M
AEM AGNICO EAGLE MINES$12M$10M
WPM WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS$5M$5M
HL HECLA MINING$5M$5M
CDE COEUR MINING$5M$4M

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The case against SLVP

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat SLVP 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-34bp on fee · 136× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-35bp on fee · 35× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-35bp on fee · 25× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-35bp on fee · 20× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$193.2B+$631M-32bp on fee · 205× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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