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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

$28.32+1.18% vs prior close
253052-WK

Price through Oct 2 · Flows through Oct 1. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 2. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 2.

The fund generally invests 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 is designed to measure the performance of large- and mid-capitalization segments of the Australian equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
29.327.726.128.32DAILY NET FLOWOct 3Feb 3Jun 2Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET −$364M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$34M in net outflows over the past month, about 2.8% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +8.1% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ISZE has a reported fee of 0.30%.

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

$1.2Bassets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
−$34Mnet flow, trailing month
3.1Mavg daily volume, 30 days
66holdings · US-domiciled
1996listed March 12, 1996 · beta 0.95
The book at a glance
BHP+1.7%CSL+1.3%ALL-0.3%SUN+0.3%APAWES+0.9%WDS-0.0%IAGRIO+1.4%EVN+0.9%TLS-0.9%ASXPLSPMEQBE1.7%S321.1%SCG0.9%WBC6.0%WOW2.4%ANZ5.8%BXB1.3%CBA12.6%COL1.6%CPUFMG1.3%GMG2.7%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1SIGSIGNET JEWELERS0.67%$100.58-3.5%
2BHPBHP GROUP15.42%$86.07+1.7%
3CSLCARLISLE COMPANIES4.40%$329.34+1.3%
4ALLALLSTATE1.60%$223.74-0.3%
5VCXFundrise Innovation Fund0.47%$29.83-0.2%
6SUNSUNOCO LP1.05%$74.73+0.3%
7APAAPA0.70%$43.68+0.8%
8WESWESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP4.34%$44.76+0.9%
9WDSWOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP3.02%$21.79-0.0%
10IAGIAMGOLD0.88%$18.52+1.0%
11RIORIO TINTO3.10%$94.21+1.4%
12EVNEATON VANCE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST1.35%$9.28+0.9%
13TLSTELOS0.94%$4.19-0.9%
14ASXASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO0.57%$47.45+6.1%
15REARARE EARTHS AMERICAS INC0.39%$10.03+4.2%

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Sector weights
Financials40.7%
Materials25.38%
Consumer Discretionary6.56%
Health Care5.51%
Industrials5.15%
Energy4.39%
Real Estate4.09%
Consumer Staples3.94%
Utilities1.67%
Communication1.35%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.4%
1 month-6.8%
3 months+0.8%
6 months+0.8%
YTD+8.1%
1 year+3.2%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$12M
1 month−$34M
3 months−$185M
YTD−$153M
1 year−$364M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
18%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
18%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.9%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 15.4% of the book; the top ten carry 65%. Spread across 46+ names, it behaves like roughly 16 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
4calls · latest snapshot
31puts · latest snapshot
7.75put/call ratio
5.2Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
VCX Fundrise Innovation Fund$1M$1M
ASX ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO$738,558$935,877
RIO RIO TINTO$1M$436,214
ALL ALLSTATE$455,018$434,892
BHP BHP GROUP$449,136$199,557

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

The case against EWA

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EWA on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-47bp on fee · 34× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-47bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-46bp on fee · 27× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-46bp on fee · 20× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-46bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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