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iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

$34.30+1.80% today
274252-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 designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid- capitalization segments of the Brazilian equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
38.634.530.434.30DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$2.3B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$723M walked out over the past month, about 9.2% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +6.5% so far this year. At 0.59% 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

$7.8Bassets under management
0.59%expense ratio · $59 per $10,000 a year
−$723Mnet flow, trailing month
19.3Mavg daily volume, 30 days
56holdings · US-domiciled
2000listed July 9, 2000 · beta 0.99
The book at a glance
NU+1.1%BBDC43.6%WEGE33.3%AXIA33.1%B3SA33.1%EMBJ33.0%ABEV32.9%BPAC112.5%SBSP32.5%ITSA42.4%PRIO32.1%EQTL31.7%VBBR31.6%GGBR41.4%RENT31.3%BBAS31.3%SUZB31.2%UGPA31.1%RDOR31.1%BBSE31.1%VIVT31.1%CPLE31.0%RADL31.0%ENEV30.9%AXIA70.8%BBDC30.8%CMIG40.8%RAIL30.8%TIMS3KLBN11EGIE3CXSE3

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1NUNU HOLDINGS10.12%$14.52+1.1%
2XPXP1.28%$16.27+2.6%
3JBSJBS N.V.1.13%$13.81+0.9%
4AUGOAura Minerals0.50%$82.50+8.1%
5STNESTONECO0.33%$9.34+2.6%
6BBDC4Banco Bradesco SA Preference Shares3.58%
7WEGE3WEG SA3.34%
8AXIA3AXIA ENERGIA3.15%
9B3SA3B3 Sa - Brasil Bolsa Balcao3.14%
10EMBJ3EMBRAER SA2.97%
11ABEV3Ambev Sa2.89%
12BPAC11Banco BTG Pactual SA2.51%
13SBSP3Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP2.45%
14ITSA4Itausa - Investimentos Itau SA Preference Shares2.37%
15PRIO3PRIO SA/Brazil2.15%

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Sector weights
Financials35.67%
Energy15.77%
Materials13.6%
Utilities12.59%
Industrials9.06%
Consumer Staples5.35%
Consumer Discretionary2.75%
Cash and/or Derivatives2.3%
Communication1.76%
Health Care1.15%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.3%
1 month-2.6%
3 months-6.6%
6 months-9.9%
YTD+6.5%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$682M
1 month−$723M
3 months−$2.1B
YTD+$1.1B
1 year+$1.8B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
23%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
26%realized volatility, 1 year
-19.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-17.8%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 10.1% of the book; the top ten carry 59%. Spread across 50+ names, it behaves like roughly 22 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
112Kcalls today
56Kputs today
0.50put/call ratio
23.2Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
NU NU HOLDINGS$1M$2M
XP XP$122,509$206,400
AUGO Aura Minerals$97,028$179,762
STNE STONECO$82,326$26,284
JBS JBS N.V.$87,805$11,820

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

The case against EWZ

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EWZ 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 · 16× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-55bp on fee · 4× 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 · 3× 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 · 2× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-52bp on fee · 25× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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