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CBONVanEck

VanEck China Bond ETF

$24.15+0.12% today
222452-WK

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The index is comprised of fixed-rate, Renminbi ("RMB")-denominated bonds issued in the People's Republic of China ("China" or the "PRC") by Chinese credit, governmental and quasi-governmental (e.g., policy banks) issuers ("RMB Bonds"). The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
23.723.222.624.15DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

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

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +5.6% so far this year. At 0.51% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IJH runs the same ground at 0.05%.

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

$22.4Bassets under management
0.51%expense ratio · $51 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
5Kavg daily volume, 30 days
23holdings · US-domiciled
2014listed November 10, 2014 · beta 0.06
Sector weights
Cash & Others100%
Corporate49.4%
Government38.44%
Financial Services35.39%
Real Estate23.15%
Utilities18.47%
Industrials13.37%
Basic Materials5.56%
Energy2.16%
Cash1.34%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Other100%
Hong Kong53.24%
China43.47%
Singapore2.47%
United States0.82%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.6%
1 month+0.9%
3 months+1.5%
6 months+4.1%
YTD+5.6%
1 year+8.7%
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
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
4%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
4%realized volatility, 1 year
-1.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
at peakwhere it sits vs. that peak today

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

The case against CBON

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16B+$288M-48bp on fee · +$288M in over the monthHead-to-head
MBB iShares MBS ETF0.04%$39B+$26M-47bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$26M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-46bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-47bp on fee · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-47bp on fee · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
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