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DMXFISharesINDEX

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE Index ETF

$86.53+0.30% today
738852-WK

The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to reflect the equity performance of large- and mid-capitalization developed market companies, excluding the U.S. and Canada, with favorable ESG ratings while applying extensive screens, including removing fossil fuel exposure. The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its assets in the component securities of the index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the index. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
84.580.275.986.53DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET −$2M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$284M walked out over the past month, about 29.7% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +13.8% so far this year. At 0.12% 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

$955Massets under management
0.12%expense ratio · $12 per $10,000 a year
−$284Mnet flow, trailing month
76Kavg daily volume, 30 days
535holdings · US-domiciled
2020listed June 15, 2020 · beta 1.10
The book at a glance
ASML-2.7%PRU-1.5%SAP+2.9%SPOT+4.4%ARGX+3.9%RACE+2.7%ALV+1.1%TRNNBIS-13.0%ALC+0.9%SU-0.4%FBKSUNB+0.6%FER+1.2%EL+17.9%G+5.9%AERIHGMRK

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1ASMLASML HOLDING NV6.47%$1753.66-2.7%
2SIGSIGNET JEWELERS0.10%$85.62+0.7%
3PRUPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL0.32%$122.82-1.5%
4SAPSAP SE1.92%$216.58+2.9%
5AIAISHARES ASIA 50 ETF0.08%$136.97+1.4%
6ORAORMAT TECHNOLOGIES0.31%$110.17+0.5%
7CSLCARLISLE COMPANIES0.41%$366.23+2.7%
8VCXFundrise Innovation Fund0.06%$39.68+0.4%
9SUNSUNOCO LP0.13%$77.03-0.2%
10SPOTSPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA0.64%$539.53+4.4%
11ARGXARGENX SE0.54%$1032.49+3.9%
12RTORENTOKIL INITIAL0.11%$23.59+0.0%
13RACEFERRARI NV0.45%$424.03+2.7%
14CARAVIS BUDGET GROUP0.07%$139.37+1.1%
15ALVAUTOLIV1.71%$121.76+1.1%

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Sector weights
Financials33.27%
Information Technology20%
Industrials15.65%
Health Care9.54%
Communication5.85%
Materials5.03%
Consumer Discretionary4.57%
Real Estate2.78%
Consumer Staples2.13%
Utilities0.69%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Japan30.21%
Netherlands11.08%
Switzerland9.76%
Germany7.73%
France7.71%
Australia6.28%
United Kingdom5.41%
Sweden4.19%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.9%
1 month+4.4%
3 months+6.5%
6 months+6.4%
YTD+13.8%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$2M
1 month−$284M
3 months−$165M
YTD+$188M
1 year−$2M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
17%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
18%realized volatility, 1 year
-11.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.4%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 6.5% of the book; the top ten carry 16%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 47 equally-weighted positions.

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

The case against DMXF

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat DMXF 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-7bp on fee · 134× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-8bp on fee · 34× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-8bp 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-8bp on fee · 20× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-5bp on fee · 204× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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