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iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

$147.99+0.21% today
11215052-WK

The index measures the performance of the small-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market, as determined by SPDJI. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents.

Price & daily flows
142.2131.2120.3147.99DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$6.6B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$513M walked out over the past month, about 0.5% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +21.9% so far this year. At 0.060% a year it is not the cheapest way in — VTV runs the same ground at 0.04%.

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

$113Bassets under management
0.060%expense ratio · $6 per $10,000 a year
−$513Mnet flow, trailing month
3Mavg daily volume, 30 days
688holdings · US-domiciled
2000listed May 21, 2000 · beta 1.00
The book at a glance
CORT+1.1%GKOS-1.0%VSAT-6.5%EAT-2.7%FORM-11.3%PTGX-0.8%PAYC+2.1%MTCH+3.8%RHP+1.7%ESI-4.9%EMN-1.2%ALKS-0.7%KMX-2.1%SM+0.0%ESE-0.6%AGX-5.6%RAL-3.6%QRVO-0.3%ETSY+1.8%AWI0.4%FSS-2.7%CAG-0.2%ZWS-2.2%TRNO+0.5%MSGS-1.9%LW-0.9%ACA+0.2%SNEX-2.7%NPO-4.7%LTH+0.2%MAC-0.9%GTES-3.6%MHK-1.7%VSXY-0.5%EPRT-1.1%ECG-9.4%TGTX+1.9%VSEC-3.3%ENVA-0.7%LYFT-1.7%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1CORTCORCEPT THERAPEUTICS0.59%$118.06+1.1%
2GKOSGLAUKOS0.58%$183.62-1.0%
3VSATVIASAT0.60%$76.80-6.5%
4EATBRINKER INTERNATIONAL0.55%$235.31-2.7%
5FORMFORMFACTOR0.55%$122.52-11.3%
6PTGXPROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS0.50%$157.35-0.8%
7PAYCPAYCOM SOFTWARE0.49%$219.11+2.1%
8MTCHMATCH GROUP0.47%$38.63+3.8%
9RHPRYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES0.46%$126.01+1.7%
10ESIELEMENT SOLUTIONS0.48%$37.28-4.9%
11EMNEASTMAN CHEMICAL0.45%$72.99-1.2%
12ALKSALKERMES0.44%$49.50-0.7%
13KMXCARMAX0.46%$57.30-2.1%
14SMSM ENERGY0.41%$35.48+0.0%
15ESEESCO TECHNOLOGIES0.43%$306.79-0.6%

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Sector weights
Financials18.92%
Industrials17.99%
Consumer Discretionary14.02%
Information Technology12.71%
Health Care10.62%
Real Estate6.38%
Energy5.93%
Materials4.28%
Communication3.47%
Consumer Staples3.47%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.7%
1 month+1.4%
3 months+10.1%
6 months+13.0%
YTD+21.9%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$149M
1 month−$513M
3 months+$941M
YTD+$2.9B
1 year+$4B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
17%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.6%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 0.6% of the book; the top ten carry 5%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 222 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
334calls today
107puts today
0.32put/call ratio
2.4Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
AAP ADVANCE AUTO PARTS$8M$9M
ENPH ENPHASE ENERGY$3M$6M
MARA MARATHON DIGITAL$4M$4M
MXL MAXLINEAR$3M$2M
EAT BRINKER INTERNATIONAL$1M$3M

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

The case against IJR

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IJR on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.03%$97.9B+$245M-3bp on fee · +$245M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-1bp on fee · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$33.8B+$668M-2bp on fee · +$668M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-2bp on fee · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$28.1B+$103M-2bp on fee · +$103M in over the monthHead-to-head
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