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Proshares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF

$54.09+4.47% today
356852-WK

The index consists of companies that had (i) positive total revenue and (ii) positive production value from, in aggregate, the mining of lithium, nickel and cobalt during the previous year. Production value is the dollar market value of the lithium, nickel or cobalt produced. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in the securities that comprise the index. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
61.251.641.954.09DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +2.0% so far this year. At 0.58% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ITDG runs the same ground at 0.11%.

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

$2590.34Tassets under management
0.58%expense ratio · $58 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
1Kavg daily volume, 30 days
43holdings · US-domiciled
2022listed November 28, 2022 · beta 1.55
Performance
1 week+3.8%
1 month+15.3%
3 months-10.1%
6 months-9.4%
YTD+2.0%
1 year+56.0%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
32%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
40%realized volatility, 1 year
-33.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-21.0%where it sits vs. that peak today

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

Options tape
2calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
shares traded
The case against ION

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-54bp on fee · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$193.2B+$631M-51bp on fee · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B-49bp on fee · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF0.07%$11.4B+$739M-51bp on fee · +$739M in over the monthHead-to-head
IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF0.07%$46.2B-51bp on feeHead-to-head
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