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Global X Blockchain & Bitcoin Strategy ETF

$64.48+4.71% today
4911652-WK

The fund is an actively managed ETF that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing directly or indirectly in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. “Blockchain Companies” and in long positions in U.S. listed bitcoin futures contracts. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in Blockchain Companies and in long positions on U.S. listed Bitcoin Futures contracts. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
62.158.955.764.48DAILY NET FLOWJul 24Aug 4Aug 12Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned -3.4% so far this year. At 0.65% 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

$22Massets under management
0.65%expense ratio · $65 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
2Kavg daily volume, 30 days
7holdings
2021listed November 14, 2021 · beta 2.59
Sector weights
Financial Services84.46%
ETF78.99%
Other47.09%
Mutual fund20.16%
Technology14.15%
Communication Services1.39%
Cash0.85%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States73.74%
Other48.07%
Canada8.73%
Australia7.62%
Germany3.28%
Indonesia3.23%
Thailand1.36%
United Kingdom0.83%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+14.4%
1 month+13.1%
3 months-6.4%
6 months+17.2%
YTD-3.4%
1 year-20.8%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
52%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
59%realized volatility, 1 year
-57.7%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-44.5%where it sits vs. that peak today

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

Options tape
1calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
4Kshares traded
The case against BITS

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-61bp on fee · 1465× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$193.2B+$631M-58bp on fee · 8659× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B-56bp on fee · 7200× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF0.07%$11.4B+$739M-58bp on fee · 511× the assets · +$739M in over the monthHead-to-head
IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF0.07%$46.2B-58bp on fee · 2071× the assetsHead-to-head
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