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EZAISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

$70.29+4.75% today
578252-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 South African equity market. The underlying index uses a capping methodology that limits the weight of any single “group entity” to a maximum of 25% of the underlying index weight. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
76.269.162.070.29DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$127M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$15M walked out over the past month, about 2.7% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +1.3% so far this year. At 0.59% a year it is not the cheapest way in — VAW runs the same ground at 0.10%.

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

$567Massets under management
0.59%expense ratio · $59 per $10,000 a year
−$15Mnet flow, trailing month
158Kavg daily volume, 30 days
38holdings · US-domiciled
2003listed February 2, 2003 · beta 1.59
The book at a glance
PPH1.4%MTN+2.5%ABG+4.6%CLSNRPSLM-0.7%GFI+7.2%OUT+1.8%REM+1.1%VOD+0.2%DSY2.6%NED2.4%SSW2.3%SOL2.0%NPH1.8%BVT1.5%RNI1.2%ANG12.5%NPN9.6%FSR7.5%SBK6.3%CPI5.0%VAL4.9%IMP3.5%HAR3.3%SHP2.6%BID2.6%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1PPHVANECK PHARMACEUTICAL ETF1.40%$117.64
2MTNVAIL RESORTS4.07%$153.46+2.5%
3ABGASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP3.30%$213.34+4.6%
4CLSCELESTICA0.96%$302.01-2.7%
5NRPNATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP1.74%$104.92+1.9%
6SLMSLM2.73%$26.67-0.7%
7GFIGOLD FIELDS9.23%$43.83+7.2%
8OUTOUTFRONT MEDIA1.43%$30.51+1.8%
9REMISHARES MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE ETF1.82%$22.27+1.1%
10VODVODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD1.73%$16.18+0.2%
11DSYBIG TREE CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD2.56%
12NEDNedbank Group Ltd2.44%
13SSWSibanye Stillwater Ltd2.28%
14SOLEMEREN GROUP2.01%
15NPHNortham Platinum Holdings Ltd1.76%

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Sector weights
Materials39.39%
Financials34.23%
Consumer Discretionary10.99%
Consumer Staples6.22%
Communication5.8%
Real Estate1.74%
Industrials1.54%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.08%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+2.9%
1 month+12.7%
3 months+3.6%
6 months-6.7%
YTD+1.3%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$2M
1 month−$15M
3 months−$129M
YTD+$49M
1 year+$127M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
31%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
34%realized volatility, 1 year
-25.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-13.9%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 12.5% of the book; the top ten carry 66%. Spread across 30+ names, it behaves like roughly 17 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
2calls today
1puts today
0.50put/call ratio
144Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
CLS CELESTICA$6M$9M
VAL VALARIS$6M$7M
GFI GOLD FIELDS$200,809$425,366
ABG ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP$4,968$522,951
MTN VAIL RESORTS$88,231$81,434

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

The case against EZA

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EZA 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 · 227× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-55bp on fee · 58× 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 · 41× 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 · 33× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-52bp on fee · 345× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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