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EWUSISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF

$45.59+0.80% today
384652-WK

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index is designed to measure the performance of equity securities of small-capitalization companies in the United Kingdom (the "U.K.") securities market.

Price & daily flows
44.342.139.945.59DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET −$2M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$200K walked out over the past month, about 0.5% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +8.9% so far this year. At 0.59% 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

$43Massets under management
0.59%expense ratio · $59 per $10,000 a year
−$200Knet flow, trailing month
3Kavg daily volume, 30 days
234holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed January 24, 2012 · beta 0.99
The book at a glance
IPOBME+0.7%BBY+2.2%PAG-0.5%WPP+2.7%SHC-2.1%KIETRSTUTG-2.3%PSN+1.7%BAB-0.2%BEZ+18.2%PLUS-0.2%BLND-0.7%CWK+0.6%CCC+6.3%CAN-3.0%GNS-3.8%SRP0.7%ZEG0.7%QLT0.7%SCT0.7%ITV0.7%MTO0.7%HIK0.7%QQ.0.7%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1HASHASBRO0.30%$93.97-1.1%
2SRESEMPRA0.41%$87.26+1.6%
3THGHANOVER INSURANCE GROUP0.05%$223.15+0.5%
4JD.JD.COM0.54%$28.80+1.0%
5IPORENAISSANCE CAPITAL GREENWICH FUNDS0.16%$55.67-2.8%
6BMEBLACKROCK HEALTH SCIENCES TRUST0.60%$44.75+0.7%
7BBYBEST BUY CO1.21%$87.38+2.2%
8PAGPENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP0.42%$217.10-0.5%
9WPPWPP1.13%$26.54+2.7%
10SHCSOTERA HEALTH0.59%$18.48-2.1%
11KIESPDR(R) S&P INSURANCE ETF0.30%$63.40+0.3%
12AEPAMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO0.09%$126.42-0.0%
13ITMVANECK INTERMEDIATE MUNI ETF0.14%$45.89-0.3%
14TRSTTRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y0.26%$57.20+0.2%
15UTGREAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND0.60%$39.74-2.3%

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Sector weights
Industrials24.16%
Financials21.54%
Consumer Discretionary16.47%
Real Estate9.57%
Communication7.02%
Materials6.29%
Consumer Staples3.3%
Information Technology3.22%
Energy3.14%
Health Care3.11%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United Kingdom98.84%
Greece1.15%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.3%
1 month+5.1%
3 months+9.4%
6 months+2.6%
YTD+8.9%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$75K
1 month−$200K
3 months−$2M
YTD−$7M
1 year−$2M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
16%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
18%realized volatility, 1 year
-15.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.8%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 2.7% of the book; the top ten carry 18%. Spread across 203+ names, it behaves like roughly 114 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
3Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
JD. JD.COM$1M$837,190
BBY BEST BUY CO$480,268$301,644
HAS HASBRO$212,171$261,669
AEP AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO$141,462$274,724
CCC CCC Intelligent Solutions$132,583$217,912

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

The case against EWUS

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EWUS 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-54bp on fee · 2986× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-55bp on fee · 760× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-55bp on fee · 545× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-55bp on fee · 434× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-52bp on fee · 4543× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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