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iShares MSCI France ETF

$47.16+0.88% today
424852-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 designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization segments of the French equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
46.945.043.147.16DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET −$714M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$234K walked out over the past month, while the price has returned +4.1% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — EFRA runs the same ground at 0.47%.

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

$338Massets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
−$234Knet flow, trailing month
281Kavg daily volume, 30 days
68holdings · US-domiciled
1996listed March 11, 1996 · beta 0.89
The book at a glance
ORA-4.0%TTE+0.9%ACAAIR-2.8%DG+0.7%SU+1.5%MT-2.5%BN-1.4%EL-0.1%MC-1.0%SAN-2.4%OR-3.5%AI+1.8%GLE-7.1%SAF6.5%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1ORAORMAT TECHNOLOGIES1.57%$109.66-4.0%
2TTETOTALENERGIES SE7.77%$89.44+0.9%
3ACAARCOSA0.95%$145.36+0.2%
4AIRAAR6.62%$149.22-2.8%
5DGDOLLAR GENERAL2.91%$120.86+0.7%
6SUSUNCOR ENERGY8.80%$67.69+1.5%
7MTARCELORMITTAL1.40%$71.97-2.5%
8BNBROOKFIELD2.14%$42.15-1.4%
9ELESTEE LAUDER2.50%$84.21-0.1%
10MCMOELIS &5.77%$66.41-1.0%
11SANBANCO SANTANDER4.35%$14.26-2.4%
12RXLPROSHARES ULTRA HEALTH CARE0.43%$59.93+3.3%
13ADPAUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING0.18%$269.49+1.3%
14OROSISKO GOLD ROYALTIES4.62%$32.29-3.5%
15ABVXABIVAX SA0.33%$118.92-1.5%

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Sector weights
Industrials32.9%
Financials14.01%
Consumer Discretionary10.87%
Health Care8.29%
Consumer Staples7.93%
Energy7.89%
Materials6.92%
Utilities3.42%
Information Technology3.19%
Communication2.77%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
France99.53%
European Union0.45%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.7%
1 month+4.5%
3 months+5.2%
6 months+1.0%
YTD+4.1%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$9M
1 month−$234K
3 months−$64M
YTD−$68M
1 year−$86M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
13%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
17%realized volatility, 1 year
-13.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.5%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 8.8% of the book; the top ten carry 59%. Spread across 58+ names, it behaves like roughly 23 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
5calls today
6puts today
1.20put/call ratio
172Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
EL ESTEE LAUDER$2M$2M
ABVX ABIVAX SA$1M$2M
SU SUNCOR ENERGY$966,516$930,655
DG DOLLAR GENERAL$897,818$885,165
ADP AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING$313,075$524,593

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

The case against EWQ

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EWQ 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 · 379× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-46bp on fee · 97× 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 · 69× 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 · 55× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-43bp on fee · 577× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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