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EMXFISharesINDEX

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF

$56.39+1.04% today
436052-WK

The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to reflect the equity performance of large- and mid-capitalization emerging market companies 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
56.953.149.256.39DAILY NET FLOWFeb 17Apr 17Jun 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET +$10M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$2M walked out over the past month, about 1.2% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +19.1% so far this year. At 0.16% 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

$162Massets under management
0.16%expense ratio · $16 per $10,000 a year
−$2Mnet flow, trailing month
9Kavg daily volume, 30 days
504holdings · US-domiciled
2020listed October 5, 2020 · beta 1.32
The book at a glance
NU-2.5%SLMBAP-2.2%VAL-0.6%11200.9%0555500.6%0064000.4%OTP0.6%M&M0.6%30170.5%HDFCBANK1.5%11800.6%96180.6%36901.0%28810.6%28910.6%18101.0%9391.7%7004.6%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1LTMLATAM AIRLINES GROUP SA0.16%$50.69-2.7%
2BBCAJPMORGAN BETABUILDERS CANADA ETF0.31%$106.22-0.9%
3TMTOYOTA MOTOR0.04%$188.93-0.1%
4CLSCELESTICA0.06%$310.24-8.9%
5NRPNATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP0.10%$102.99-0.8%
6NUNU HOLDINGS0.95%$14.36-2.5%
7SLMSLM0.17%$26.87-1.7%
8BAPCREDICORP0.45%$368.73-2.2%
9VALVALARIS0.42%$86.54-0.6%
10REMISHARES MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE ETF0.10%$22.02-0.1%
11VODVODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD0.10%$16.15-0.3%
12HTOH2O America0.06%$63.69+1.2%
13SMSM ENERGY0.04%$35.48+0.0%
14XPXP0.11%$15.87+1.5%
15BZKANZHUN0.10%$15.82+1.8%

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Sector weights
Financials36.87%
Information Technology28.47%
Communication9.48%
Industrials6.59%
Consumer Discretionary6.24%
Health Care4.21%
Consumer Staples2.93%
Materials2.72%
Real Estate1.65%
Utilities0.61%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
China25.66%
Taiwan24.63%
Korea (South)13.64%
India10.47%
Brazil3.77%
Saudi Arabia3.5%
South Africa2.73%
United Arab Emirates2.16%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.3%
1 month+3.0%
3 months+4.1%
6 months+9.9%
YTD+19.1%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$878K
1 month−$2M
3 months+$6M
YTD+$15M
1 year+$20M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
22%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
22%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.7%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 4.6% of the book; the top ten carry 16%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 91 equally-weighted positions.

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

The case against EMXF

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EMXF 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-11bp on fee · 794× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-12bp on fee · 202× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-12bp on fee · 145× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-12bp on fee · 115× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-9bp on fee · 1209× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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