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ESMVISharesINDEX

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

$31.61+0.02% today
283252-WK

The underlying index is designed to measure the performance of large- and mid-capitalization U.S. equity securities that reflect the performance of a minimum volatility strategy and, relative to the MSCI USA Index, have higher favorable ESG characteristics and lower carbon exposure. The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and may invest up to 10% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
31.029.828.631.61DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 16Aug 18

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

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$41K walked out over the past month, while the price has returned +10.2% so far this year. At 0.18% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IVV runs the same ground at 0.03%.

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

$7904.06Tassets under management
0.18%expense ratio · $18 per $10,000 a year
−$41Knet flow, trailing month
287avg daily volume, 30 days
147holdings · US-domiciled
2021listed November 1, 2021 · beta 0.40
The book at a glance
PANW-0.5%TRV+0.9%MSFT+0.3%NOW+1.5%MRK-0.6%VRTX+2.6%AMAT-4.0%WELL-0.0%VZ+1.0%MSI+2.6%NVDA-2.3%MA+2.1%CSCO-1.2%KO+2.1%NEM-3.7%WMB+2.4%GILD+3.2%MCK+0.9%TXN-3.7%V+1.5%CB+1.4%GEV-6.8%AMD-4.3%COR+1.1%ED+0.1%NOC+3.4%ADP+1.3%TT-2.7%MRVL-7.9%T+0.7%ADBE+3.5%MELI-0.4%PEG-0.0%MRSH+1.1%CL+1.3%IBM+1.8%CAH-0.5%PGR+1.5%TMUS+1.4%ADSK+2.2%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1PANWPALO ALTO NETWORKS2.23%$373.80-0.5%
2TRVTRAVELERS COMPANIES1.70%$367.72+0.9%
3MSFTMICROSOFT1.64%$481.85+0.3%
4NOWSERVICENOW1.59%$119.40+1.5%
5MRKMERCK & CO1.60%$135.12-0.6%
6VRTXVERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS1.54%$528.64+2.6%
7AMATAPPLIED MATERIALS1.63%$513.98-4.0%
8WELLWELLTOWER1.54%$235.35-0.0%
9VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS1.43%$48.55+1.0%
10MSIMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS1.39%$469.69+2.6%
11NVDANVIDIA1.45%$219.76-2.3%
12MAMASTERCARD1.36%$574.22+2.1%
13CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS1.39%$111.58-1.2%
14KOCOCA COLA1.34%$88.83+2.1%
15NEMNEWMONT1.40%$115.91-3.7%

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Sector weights
Information Technology33.09%
Health Care14.48%
Financials11.78%
Consumer Staples8.31%
Industrials8.3%
Consumer Discretionary4.85%
Utilities4.78%
Communication4.25%
Energy4.15%
Materials3.05%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.2%
1 month+4.0%
3 months+6.7%
6 months+7.0%
YTD+10.2%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$2K
1 month−$41K
3 months−$4K
YTD−$4K
1 year−$1M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
8%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
10%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.8%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 2.2% of the book; the top ten carry 16%. Spread across 156+ names, it behaves like roughly 99 equally-weighted positions.

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

The case against ESMV

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat ESMV 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-15bp on fee · +$245M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$33.8B+$668M-14bp on fee · +$668M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$28.1B+$103M-14bp on fee · +$103M in over the monthHead-to-head
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF0.03%$900.9B−$14.2B-15bp on feeHead-to-head
VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund0.03%$500.4B-15bp on feeHead-to-head
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