iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF
The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities (including indirect investments through the underlying fund) and other instruments 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 composed of large- and mid-capitalization equities in Europe, Australasia, and the Far East while mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the component currencies and the U.S. dollar.
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET +$104M OVER THIS RANGE
Money keeps arriving — +$52M of net buying over the past month, about 0.7% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +12.1% so far this year. At 0.35% 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
CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS
| # | Holding | Weight | Price | Day | 52-wk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EFAISHARES MSCI EAFE ETF | 99.67% | $107.61 | +0.3% | ||
| 2 | —JPY/USD (JPY) - Forwards | 0.20% | — | — | — | |
| 3 | —EUR/USD (EUR) - Forwards | 0.09% | — | — | — | |
| 4 | —BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY (XTSLA) - Money Market | 0.05% | — | — | — | |
| 5 | —GBP/USD (GBP) - Forwards | 0.03% | — | — | — | |
| 6 | —SEK/USD (SEK) - Forwards | 0.02% | — | — | — | |
| 7 | —JPY/USD (JPY) - Forwards | 0.02% | — | — | — | |
| 8 | —EUR/USD (EUR) - Forwards | 0.01% | — | — | — |
| 1 week | -1.9% |
| 1 month | +2.3% |
| 3 months | +5.2% |
| 6 months | +6.5% |
| YTD | +12.1% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | −$821K |
| 1 month | +$52M |
| 3 months | +$191M |
| YTD | +$70M |
| 1 year | −$195M |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
The top holding is 99.7% of the book; the top ten carry 100%. Spread across 8+ names, it behaves like roughly 1 equally-weighted positions.
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
| Most-traded holdings, options premium | Bullish | Bearish |
|---|---|---|
| EFA ISHARES MSCI EAFE ETF | $390,759 | $442,906 |
TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat HEFA on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 0.05% | $128.4B | +$547M | -30bp on fee · 17× the assets · +$547M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 0.04% | $32.7B | +$104M | -31bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$104M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $23.4B | +$520M | -31bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$520M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.7B | +$312M | -31bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$312M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | 0.07% | $195.3B | +$631M | -28bp on fee · 25× the assets · +$631M in over the month | Head-to-head |