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EWLISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

$64.46+2.46% today
546552-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 index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid- capitalization segments of the Swiss equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
63.963.262.464.46DAILY NET FLOWJul 20Jul 29Aug 10Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET +$247M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$247M of net buying over the past month, about 10.3% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +6.8% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IBRN runs the same ground at 0.47%.

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

$2.4Bassets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
+$247Mnet flow, trailing month
559Kavg daily volume, 30 days
51holdings · US-domiciled
1996listed March 11, 1996 · beta 0.64
The book at a glance
ROP+3.3%CFR-2.0%ALC+0.9%HBAN-3.0%SCHPBAER+3.9%SREN2.8%LONN2.7%HOLN2.4%GALD2.2%SDZ2.2%SIKA2.1%GIVN2.1%SLHN1.9%VACN1.4%GEBN1.3%SCMN1.2%SGSN1.2%PGHN1.1%SOON1.0%STMN1.0%LOGN1.0%KNIN1.0%SPSN0.9%LISN0.8%BEAN0.8%LISP0.8%EMSN0.7%AVOL0.6%UHRSCHN0.6%BCVN0.5%0.9%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1ROPROPER TECHNOLOGIES13.68%$407.11+3.3%
2CFRCULLEN/FROST BANKERS5.02%$163.96-2.0%
3ALCALCON2.06%$74.26+0.9%
4HBANHUNTINGTON BANCSHARES1.40%$17.14-3.0%
5SCHPSCHWAB US TIPS ETF0.89%$26.03+0.3%
6BAERBRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP HOLDINGS1.25%$1.21+3.9%
7SRENSwiss Re AG2.80%
8LONNLonza Group, AG2.68%
9HOLNJH MULTIFACTOR DEV INTL ETF2.44%
10GALDJH MULTIFACTOR DEV INTL ETF2.18%
11SDZSandoz Group AG2.18%
12SIKASika, AG2.08%
13GIVNJH MULTIFACTOR DEV INTL ETF2.06%
14SLHNSwiss Life Holding AG1.85%
15VACNVAT Group AG1.38%

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Sector weights
Health Care37.31%
Financials18.26%
Industrials13.16%
Consumer Staples13.13%
Materials7.25%
Consumer Discretionary6.19%
Communication1.23%
Cash and/or Derivatives1.18%
Information Technology1%
Real Estate0.88%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Switzerland99.75%
European Union0.16%
United States0.09%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.3%
1 month+2.0%
3 months+4.2%
6 months+1.1%
YTD+6.8%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$47M
1 month+$247M
3 months+$700M
YTD+$771M
1 year+$907M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
15%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-13.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.0%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 13.7% of the book; the top ten carry 65%. Spread across 45+ names, it behaves like roughly 16 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
12calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
510Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
HBAN HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES$366,989$326,810
ALC ALCON$122,324$129,023
ROP ROPER TECHNOLOGIES$144,913$90,672
CFR CULLEN/FROST BANKERS$16,910
SCHP SCHWAB US TIPS ETF$225

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

The case against EWL

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EWL 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-45bp on fee · 54× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-46bp 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-46bp 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-46bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-43bp on fee · 82× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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