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CNYAISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI China A ETF

$35.63-1.98% today
313952-WK

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its index. The index is designed to measure the equity market performance in the People's Republic of China, as represented by "A-shares" that are accessible through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program or the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program.

Price & daily flows
37.636.234.735.63DAILY NET FLOWFeb 17Apr 17Jun 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET +$905K OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$6M walked out over the past month, about 2.7% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +2.1% so far this year. At 0.60% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ESMV runs the same ground at 0.18%.

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

$231Massets under management
0.60%expense ratio · $60 per $10,000 a year
−$6Mnet flow, trailing month
33Kavg daily volume, 30 days
491holdings · US-domiciled
2016listed June 12, 2016 · beta 0.79
The book at a glance
3007503.5%6005193.2%3003082.2%6000361.6%6882561.5%6011381.4%6018991.4%6009001.4%6880411.4%3005021.3%0023711.1%6012881.1%6013181.1%0025941.0%6013980.9%0024750.9%6032590.8%0023840.8%6011660.8%6013280.7%6880120.7%6001830.7%6002760.7%6000300.7%6039930.7%3003940.7%3000590.6%0003330.6%6000000.6%6039860.6%0008580.6%0029160.5%3004080.5%6018570.5%6880080.5%6012110.5%6010880.5%0024630.5%6001500.5%6012250.5%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1300750CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LT3.51%
2600519KWEICHOW MOUTAI LTD A3.24%
3300308ZHONGJI INNOLIGHT LTD A2.23%
4600036CHINA MERCHANTS BANK LTD A1.57%
5688256CAMBRICON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION1.46%
6601138FOXCONN INDUSTRIAL INTERNET LTD A1.43%
7601899ZIJIN MINING GROUP LTD A1.37%
8600900CHINA YANGTZE POWER LTD A1.35%
9688041HYGON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LTD A1.35%
10300502EOPTOLINK TECHNOLOGY INC LTD A1.28%
11002371NAURA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD A1.11%
12601288AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA LTD A1.10%
13601318PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) OF CHINA1.09%
14002594BYD LTD A0.97%
15601398INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF0.95%

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Sector weights
Information Technology31.76%
Financials18.33%
Industrials14.26%
Materials11.85%
Consumer Staples6.53%
Health Care4.48%
Consumer Discretionary4.25%
Utilities3.2%
Energy3.16%
Communication1.28%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
China99.68%
United States0.29%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.5%
1 month+2.8%
3 months-3.5%
6 months+0.8%
YTD+2.1%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$3M
1 month−$6M
3 months−$5M
YTD+$6M
1 year−$4M

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)
21%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.0%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 3.5% of the book; the top ten carry 19%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 107 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
2calls today
2puts today
1.00put/call ratio
34Kshares traded
The case against CNYA

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.03%$97.9B+$245M-57bp on fee · 424× the assets · +$245M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$33.8B+$668M-56bp on fee · 146× the assets · +$668M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-56bp on fee · 142× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$28.1B+$103M-56bp on fee · 122× the assets · +$103M in over the monthHead-to-head
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF0.03%$900.9B−$14.2B-57bp on fee · 3901× the assetsHead-to-head
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