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IQLTISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

$49.80+1.22% vs prior close
435252-WK

Price through Oct 2 · Flows through Oct 1. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 3. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 3.

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 index measures the performance of international developed large- and mid-capitalization stocks exhibiting relatively higher quality characteristics as identified through three fundamental variables: return on equity, earnings variability and debt-to-equity.

Price & daily flows
50.447.845.249.80DAILY NET FLOWOct 3Feb 3Jun 2Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET −$576M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$469K of net inflows over the past month, while the price has returned +9.6% so far this year. At 0.30% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

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

$13.5Bassets under management
0.30%expense ratio · $30 per $10,000 a year
+$469Knet flow, trailing month
1.6Mavg daily volume, 30 days
336holdings · US-domiciled
2015listed January 13, 2015 · beta 0.91
The book at a glance
ASML+3.3%SHEL+0.6%BHP+1.7%ROP-2.3%AZN-0.5%GSK-0.3%TTE-0.1%ALLCNQ+1.4%MFC+0.9%WES+0.9%RACE+0.3%SU+0.7%ALV-1.1%CFR+1.0%AEM+1.7%CLS+3.8%AIR+2.6%ADMWPMCNR+1.6%G-4.1%FNV+1.5%EXPN+2.0%NG.+2.0%RIO+1.4%TEVA

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1ASMLASML HOLDING NV6.09%$1867.31+3.3%
2BA.BOEING0.63%$193.56+0.7%
3SPXS&P 500 Index0.06%$7722.72+0.7%
4PRUPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL0.46%$112.60-0.5%
5SHELSHELL1.76%$96.23+0.6%
6BHPBHP GROUP1.52%$86.07+1.7%
7ROPROPER TECHNOLOGIES2.16%$354.32-2.3%
8AZNASTRAZENECA1.61%$156.90-0.5%
9GSKGSK0.69%$47.03-0.3%
10TTETOTALENERGIES SE1.29%$84.40-0.1%
11ALLALLSTATE0.21%$223.74-0.3%
12CNQCANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES0.98%$48.44+1.4%
13SUNSUNOCO LP0.15%$74.73+0.3%
14MFCMANULIFE FINANCIAL0.84%$42.93+0.9%
15WESWESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP0.76%$44.76+0.9%

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Sector weights
Financials26.24%
Industrials18.47%
Information Technology11.8%
Health Care8.34%
Consumer Discretionary7.4%
Materials7.03%
Consumer Staples5.91%
Energy5.68%
Utilities3.64%
Communication3.41%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United Kingdom15.34%
Japan14.97%
Switzerland13.2%
Canada8.86%
France8.45%
Netherlands7.35%
Germany6.13%
Australia4.81%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.7%
1 month-3.5%
3 months+0.4%
6 months+6.3%
YTD+9.6%
1 year+10.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$97M
1 month+$469K
3 months+$165M
YTD−$1.1B
1 year−$576M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.9%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 6.1% of the book; the top ten carry 22%. Spread across 249+ names, it behaves like roughly 64 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
2.1Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
SPX S&P 500 Index$3.3B$4.6B
ASML ASML HOLDING NV$51M$49M
BA. BOEING$27M$30M
CLS CELESTICA$12M$14M
NEM NEWMONT$5M$3M

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

The case against IQLT

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-27bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-27bp on fee · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF0.04%$56.2B+$717M-26bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$717M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYV State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF0.04%$36.2B+$208M-26bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$208M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$34.3B+$148M-26bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$148M in over the monthHead-to-head
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