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iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

$57.68+1.25% today
495852-WK

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index consists of stocks from the following four countries or regions: Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore. The underlying index include large- and mid-capitalization companies and may change over time. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
56.153.550.957.68DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET −$197M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$52M of net buying over the past month, about 2.3% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +12.8% so far this year. At 0.48% 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

$2.3Bassets under management
0.48%expense ratio · $48 per $10,000 a year
+$52Mnet flow, trailing month
322Kavg daily volume, 30 days
125holdings · US-domiciled
2001listed October 24, 2001 · beta 0.85
The book at a glance
BHP+3.2%SIGAIACSL+2.7%ALL-0.0%SUN-0.2%APAWES-1.1%WDS+2.0%SE+3.0%IAGRIO+3.4%EVN+0.5%TLS-0.5%GRAB+2.6%ASXFUTUREAFMG0.9%160.8%BXB0.8%STO0.8%20.7%S320.7%S680.7%CPU0.6%ORG0.6%FPH0.6%SCG0.6%S630.6%8230.6%BN40.5%CICT0.5%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1BHPBHP GROUP9.56%$91.97+3.2%
2SIGSIGNET JEWELERS0.46%$85.41+0.5%
3AIAISHARES ASIA 50 ETF0.37%$136.96+1.4%
4CSLCARLISLE COMPANIES1.97%$366.23+2.7%
5VCXFundrise Innovation Fund0.31%$39.68+0.4%
6ALLALLSTATE1.05%$261.06-0.0%
7SUNSUNOCO LP0.62%$77.03-0.2%
8APAAPA0.40%$43.66+3.1%
9WESWESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP2.91%$49.26-1.1%
10CARAVIS BUDGET GROUP0.32%$139.37+1.1%
11WDSWOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP1.88%$24.01+2.0%
12SESEA1.91%$119.53+3.0%
13IAGIAMGOLD0.55%$19.64+8.1%
14RIORIO TINTO1.89%$100.03+3.4%
15EVNEATON VANCE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST0.85%$10.81+0.5%

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Sector weights
Financials44.82%
Materials15.74%
Industrials9.17%
Real Estate6.9%
Consumer Discretionary6.8%
Health Care3.92%
Utilities3.4%
Consumer Staples2.97%
Energy2.67%
Communication2.51%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Australia63.15%
Singapore17.95%
Hong Kong17.16%
New Zealand1.74%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.5%
1 month+4.7%
3 months+4.6%
6 months+4.3%
YTD+12.8%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$34M
1 month+$52M
3 months+$117M
YTD+$233M
1 year+$216M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.6%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 9.6% of the book; the top ten carry 47%. Spread across 99+ names, it behaves like roughly 31 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
160Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
FUTU FUTU HOLDINGS$1M$2M
SE SEA$1M$1M
APA APA$991,633$912,856
BHP BHP GROUP$1M$651,785
ASX ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO$586,313$775,584

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against EPP

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EPP 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-43bp on fee · 56× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-44bp on fee · 14× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-44bp on fee · 10× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-44bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-41bp on fee · 85× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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