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IDUISharesINDEX

iShares U.S. Utilities ETF

$111.86+0.18% today
10512152-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 measures the performance of the utilities sector of the U.S. equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
117.4113.1108.7111.86DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$123M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$810K walked out over the past month, while the price has returned +2.1% so far this year. At 0.40% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLU runs the same ground at 0.09%.

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

$1.4Bassets under management
0.40%expense ratio · $40 per $10,000 a year
−$810Knet flow, trailing month
183Kavg daily volume, 30 days
50holdings · US-domiciled
2000listed June 11, 2000 · beta 0.12
The book at a glance
NEE-0.3%SO+0.3%DUK-0.5%CEG+2.5%WM+0.9%D-0.2%SRE-1.9%XEL+0.4%ETR-0.2%VST+1.2%EXC+0.3%RSG+1.9%ED-0.9%PCG-1.0%PEG-0.2%WEC-0.6%AEE-0.3%DTE-0.8%ATO+0.3%EIX-0.5%ES-0.3%AWK+1.7%PPL-0.3%CNP-0.1%FE-0.4%NRG+3.4%CMS-0.5%NI-0.9%EVRG+0.2%LNT+0.6%PNWWTRG

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1NEENEXTERA ENERGY11.13%$86.03-0.3%
2SOSOUTHERN6.44%$92.28+0.3%
3DUKDUKE ENERGY5.95%$123.38-0.5%
4CEGCONSTELLATION ENERGY5.52%$273.73+2.5%
5WMWASTE MANAGEMENT5.16%$225.66+0.9%
6DDOMINION ENERGY3.74%$68.44-0.2%
7SRESEMPRA3.47%$85.57-1.9%
8XELXCEL ENERGY3.06%$79.48+0.4%
9ETRENTERGY3.07%$108.06-0.2%
10VSTVISTRA3.04%$142.23+1.2%
11EXCEXELON2.89%$45.48+0.3%
12RSGREPUBLIC SERVICES2.65%$221.04+1.9%
13EDCONSOLIDATED EDISON2.48%$108.17-0.9%
14PCGPG&E2.37%$17.67-1.0%
15PEGPUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP2.33%$75.39-0.2%

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Sector weights
Utilities90.05%
Industrials9.5%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.43%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.02%
Canada0.96%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.3%
1 month-2.6%
3 months+0.5%
6 months-5.0%
YTD+2.1%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$7M
1 month−$810K
3 months−$111M
YTD−$355M
1 year−$253M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
13%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.3%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 11.1% of the book; the top ten carry 52%. Spread across 48+ names, it behaves like roughly 25 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
56Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
TLN Talen$11M$31M
VST VISTRA$16M$8M
OKLO OKLO$5M$11M
CEG CONSTELLATION ENERGY$5M$4M
PCG PG&E$2M$2M

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

The case against IDU

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IDU 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-35bp on fee · 95× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-36bp on fee · 24× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-36bp on fee · 17× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-36bp on fee · 14× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-33bp on fee · 145× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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