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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

$48.51+0.72% today
414952-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 is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization segments of the UK market. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
47.044.842.648.51DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET −$186M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$338M walked out over the past month, about 8.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +9.1% so far this year. At 0.50% 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

$3.8Bassets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
−$338Mnet flow, trailing month
1.2Mavg daily volume, 30 days
90holdings · US-domiciled
1996listed March 11, 1996 · beta 0.70
The book at a glance
BP.+1.1%BA.-0.5%SHEL+1.2%PRUVODAZN+3.3%TSCO+2.9%GSK+2.8%NWG-1.2%RIO+3.4%HLN+1.6%NG.+12.4%AAL-1.5%RR.+1.2%RKT+5.4%III1.1%SVT

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1BP.BP3.41%$43.94+1.1%
2BA.BOEING2.74%$221.82-0.5%
3SHELSHELL7.82%$93.09+1.2%
4PRUPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL1.09%$123.28-1.1%
5VODVODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD0.92%$16.21+0.4%
6AZNASTRAZENECA7.31%$165.38+3.3%
7CNACNA FINANCIAL0.30%$50.12-0.5%
8TSCOTRACTOR SUPPLY1.19%$35.72+2.9%
9GSKGSK3.14%$52.56+2.8%
10NWGNATWEST GROUP2.37%$18.53-1.2%
11SN.SHARKNINJA0.35%$179.61-1.8%
12RIORIO TINTO3.18%$100.00+3.4%
13HLNHALEON1.30%$9.89+1.6%
14RTORENTOKIL INITIAL0.37%$23.59+0.0%
15NG.NOVAGOLD RESOURCES2.47%$8.36+12.4%

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Sector weights
Financials27.71%
Industrials14.12%
Consumer Staples13.71%
Health Care12.1%
Energy11.23%
Materials8.21%
Utilities4.77%
Consumer Discretionary3.55%
Communication1.98%
Information Technology0.97%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.3%
1 month+3.3%
3 months+4.0%
6 months+2.7%
YTD+9.1%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$197M
1 month−$338M
3 months+$218M
YTD+$633M
1 year+$349M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.4%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 11.0% of the book; the top ten carry 52%. Spread across 69+ names, it behaves like roughly 25 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
25calls today
3puts today
0.12put/call ratio
348Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
SPX S&P 500 Index$2.7B$2.8B
BA. BOEING$12M$19M
SHEL SHELL$13M$13M
AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP$2M$2M
RKT ROCKET COMPANIES$2M$2M

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

The case against EWU

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EWU 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 · 34× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-46bp on fee · 9× 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 · 6× 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 · 5× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-43bp on fee · 52× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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