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EMXCISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

$96.14+1.40% today
6310652-WK

The fund generally will invest at least 80% 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 its index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that captures large- and mid-capitalization stocks across 26 of the 27 Emerging Markets countries, excluding China.

Price & daily flows
97.284.872.596.14DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$10B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$105M walked out over the past month, about 0.4% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +29.2% so far this year. At 0.25% 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

$24.2Bassets under management
0.25%expense ratio · $25 per $10,000 a year
−$105Mnet flow, trailing month
2.1Mavg daily volume, 30 days
778holdings · US-domiciled
2017listed July 17, 2017 · beta 1.63
The book at a glance
LTM+0.7%PPHMTN+2.5%ABG+4.6%NRPNU+1.5%SLM-0.7%GFI+7.8%INFY+2.1%BAP-0.1%SCC.RSCCO+3.7%HAL+0.7%BVNPEO0.1%JBSBCIPETR40.4%20590.3%23830.6%28870.3%23450.4%BHARTIARTL0.6%23171.0%NPN0.4%GMEXICOB0.4%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1LTMLATAM AIRLINES GROUP SA0.09%$51.03+0.7%
2PPHVANECK PHARMACEUTICAL ETF0.05%$117.64
3MTNVAIL RESORTS0.21%$153.46+2.5%
4ABGASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP0.12%$213.34+4.6%
5CLSCELESTICA0.03%$301.27-2.9%
6NRPNATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP0.06%$104.98+1.9%
7NUNU HOLDINGS0.55%$14.57+1.5%
8SLMSLM0.10%$26.68-0.7%
9GFIGOLD FIELDS0.38%$44.07+7.8%
10INFYINFOSYS0.37%$12.08+2.1%
11OUTOUTFRONT MEDIA0.04%$30.45+1.6%
12BAPCREDICORP0.26%$368.46-0.1%
13SCC.RSCHWAB CORE BOND ETF0.06%$25.22+0.4%
14SCCOSOUTHERN COPPER0.18%$194.67+3.7%
15TELTE CONNECTIVITY0.01%$205.58+0.3%

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Sector weights
Information Technology49.57%
Financials19.29%
Industrials6.97%
Materials6.15%
Consumer Discretionary4.03%
Energy3.36%
Communication3.08%
Consumer Staples2.66%
Health Care1.97%
Utilities1.83%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Taiwan34.54%
Korea (South)26.28%
India14.38%
Brazil4.82%
South Africa4.01%
Saudi Arabia3.1%
Mexico2.1%
Poland1.47%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.7%
1 month+4.8%
3 months+2.8%
6 months+14.0%
YTD+29.2%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$141M
1 month−$105M
3 months+$871M
YTD+$5.5B
1 year+$4.5B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
33%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
28%realized volatility, 1 year
-18.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-9.7%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 6.6% of the book; the top ten carry 14%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 46 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
4calls today
10puts today
2.50put/call ratio
6.1Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
CLS CELESTICA$6M$8M
VAL VALARIS$6M$7M
NU NU HOLDINGS$1M$2M
HAL HALLIBURTON$400,353$634,785
SCCO SOUTHERN COPPER$529,629$315,447

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The case against EMXC

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EMXC 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-22bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$245M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$33.8B+$668M-21bp on fee · +$668M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-21bp on fee · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$28.1B+$103M-21bp on fee · +$103M in over the monthHead-to-head
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF0.03%$900.9B−$14.2B-22bp on fee · 37× the assetsHead-to-head
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