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EZAISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

$63.19+0.52% vs prior close
608252-WK

Price through Oct 2 · Flows through Oct 1. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 3. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 3.

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
71.667.563.563.19DAILY NET FLOWApr 1Jun 2Aug 3Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET −$241M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$60M in net outflows over the past month, about 13.2% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -8.2% so far this year. At 0.59% a year it is not the cheapest way in — GDMN has a reported fee of 0.45%.

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

$459Massets under management
0.59%expense ratio · $59 per $10,000 a year
−$60Mnet flow, trailing month
164Kavg daily volume, 30 days
38holdings · US-domiciled
2003listed February 3, 2003 · beta 1.62
The book at a glance
PPHMTN+1.6%ABG-1.5%CLSNRPSLM+0.6%OUTGFI-0.5%VAL-1.5%VOD+2.7%REM-1.3%BID2.8%DSY+2.3%SHP2.9%SOL2.7%SSW2.3%ANG13.0%BVTCPI4.3%FSR7.3%HAR3.1%IMP3.3%NED2.5%NPN8.5%SBK6.1%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1PPHVANECK PHARMACEUTICAL ETF1.33%$108.06-0.1%
2MTNVAIL RESORTS4.56%$141.16+1.6%
3ABGASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP3.36%$175.88-1.5%
4CLSCELESTICA1.18%$387.32+3.8%
5NRPNATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP1.77%$109.50+2.9%
6SLMSLM2.69%$22.75+0.6%
7OUTOUTFRONT MEDIA1.48%$28.70+2.3%
8GFIGOLD FIELDS8.73%$35.62-0.5%
9VALVALARIS4.35%$78.39-1.5%
10VODVODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD1.90%$16.82+2.7%
11REMISHARES MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE ETF2.02%$17.76-1.3%
12BIDTRIBECA STRATEGIC ACQUISITION CORP2.83%$9.90—
13DSYBIG TREE CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD2.74%$3.56+2.3%
14SHPShoprite Holdings Ltd2.93%———
15SOLEMEREN GROUP2.69%———

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Sector weights
Materials39.36%
Financials33.8%
Consumer Discretionary9.82%
Consumer Staples6.94%
Communication6.46%
Real Estate1.77%
Industrials1.54%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.29%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-4.9%
1 month-12.0%
3 months-1.3%
6 months-8.2%
YTD-8.2%
1 year-2.9%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$10M
1 month−$60M
3 months−$87M
YTD−$29M
1 year+$43M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
25%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
34%realized volatility, 1 year
-25.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-22.6%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 13.0% of the book; the top ten carry 63%. 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
3calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
57Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
CLS CELESTICA$12M$14M
GFI GOLD FIELDS$153,629$357,438
MTN VAIL RESORTS$148,664$139,527
VOD VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD$118,219$133,549
REM ISHARES MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE ETF$58,279$13,524

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
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-56bp on fee · 90× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-56bp on fee · 40× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-55bp on fee · 72× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-55bp on fee · 52× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-55bp on fee · 40× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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