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HDVISharesINDEX

iShares Core High Dividend ETF

$29.93+1.25% today
2714052-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 comprised of qualified income paying securities that are screened for superior company quality and financial health as determined by Morningstar, Inc.'s proprietary index methodology. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
115.883.551.229.93DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$254M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$229M of net buying over the past month, about 1.5% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -75.5% so far this year. At 0.080% a year, nothing comparable on our shelf runs cheaper.

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

$15.1Bassets under management
0.080%expense ratio · $8 per $10,000 a year
+$229Mnet flow, trailing month
5.4Mavg daily volume, 30 days
81holdings · US-domiciled
2011listed March 28, 2011 · beta 0.04
The book at a glance
XOM+2.5%CVX+1.6%ABBV+3.4%VZ+1.0%PFE+1.4%HD-0.1%PG+0.3%PM+1.6%KO+2.1%MRK-0.6%PEP+1.4%AMGN+1.6%MO+2.2%BMY+2.1%ABT+2.1%MCD+0.6%COP+1.8%BX+0.1%MDT+1.8%SO-0.2%DUK+0.3%LMT+2.3%SBUX-1.8%PNC-0.1%OKE+1.9%WMB+2.4%MDLZ+0.9%KMI+1.6%EOG+1.7%ITW-0.9%KMBPAYXAPD

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1XOMEXXON MOBIL8.05%$165.56+2.5%
2CVXCHEVRON6.21%$205.82+1.6%
3ABBVABBVIE6.04%$258.97+3.4%
4VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS5.56%$48.55+1.0%
5PFEPFIZER4.51%$27.26+1.4%
6HDHOME DEPOT4.45%$337.99-0.1%
7PGPROCTER & GAMBLE4.40%$143.45+0.3%
8PMPHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL4.22%$187.52+1.6%
9KOCOCA COLA3.99%$88.83+2.1%
10MRKMERCK & CO4.09%$135.12-0.6%
11PEPPEPSICO3.37%$140.11+1.4%
12AMGNAMGEN2.90%$425.24+1.6%
13MOALTRIA 2.82%$65.30+2.2%
14BMYBRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB2.63%$66.10+2.1%
15ABTABBOTT LABORATORIES2.36%$112.69+2.1%

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Sector weights
Health Care24.33%
Consumer Staples22.75%
Energy21.29%
Consumer Discretionary8.55%
Utilities7.5%
Communication5.56%
Financials4.78%
Industrials3.86%
Materials0.77%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.59%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+3.0%
1 month+5.9%
3 months+8.5%
6 months-78.4%
YTD-75.5%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$22M
1 month+$229M
3 months+$577M
YTD+$611M
1 year+$1.2B

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)
161%realized volatility, 1 year
-80.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-78.6%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 8.1% of the book; the top ten carry 52%. Spread across 78+ names, it behaves like roughly 28 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
353calls today
1puts today
0.00put/call ratio
2.5Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
CVX CHEVRON$18M$25M
XOM EXXON MOBIL$17M$15M
ABBV ABBVIE$8M$7M
HD HOME DEPOT$7M$6M
AMGN AMGEN$5M$5M

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

The case against HDV

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat HDV 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-3bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-4bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-4bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-4bp on fee · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-1bp on fee · 13× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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