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IQLTISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

$51.82+1.03% today
435252-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 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
49.947.344.751.82DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$3.4B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$19M walked out over the past month, about 0.1% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +12.8% so far this year. At 0.30% 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

$14.1Bassets under management
0.30%expense ratio · $30 per $10,000 a year
−$19Mnet flow, trailing month
1.3Mavg daily volume, 30 days
336holdings · US-domiciled
2015listed January 12, 2015 · beta 0.91
The book at a glance
ASML-2.5%BA.-0.5%PRUBHP+2.8%SHEL+1.2%ROP+3.5%AZN+3.3%GSK+2.8%TTE+0.9%ALLCNQ+0.4%MFC-1.1%RIO+3.4%AIR-6.0%WES-1.1%RACE+2.5%ALV+1.9%AEM+10.2%SU+0.2%CFR-1.7%SLF-1.2%CLS-2.6%CNR+2.0%NG.+12.4%SU+0.2%RIO

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1ASMLASML HOLDING NV5.98%$1758.59-2.5%
2BA.BOEING0.71%$221.90-0.5%
3PRUPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL0.49%$123.28-1.1%
4BHPBHP GROUP1.52%$91.58+2.8%
5SHELSHELL1.52%$93.09+1.2%
6ROPROPER TECHNOLOGIES2.14%$408.15+3.5%
7AZNASTRAZENECA1.50%$165.38+3.3%
8GSKGSK0.69%$52.56+2.8%
9TTETOTALENERGIES SE1.28%$90.23+0.9%
10ALLALLSTATE0.22%$262.26+0.4%
11CNQCANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES0.96%$49.80+0.4%
12SUNSUNOCO LP0.15%$77.03-0.2%
13MFCMANULIFE FINANCIAL0.83%$43.55-1.1%
14RIORIO TINTO0.68%$100.00+3.4%
15AIRAAR1.21%$140.24-6.0%

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Sector weights
Financials26.37%
Industrials19.08%
Information Technology11.23%
Health Care8.32%
Consumer Discretionary7.7%
Materials6.99%
Consumer Staples5.96%
Energy5.4%
Communication3.5%
Utilities3.48%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United Kingdom15.43%
Japan14.04%
Switzerland13.27%
Canada8.88%
France8.83%
Netherlands7.39%
Germany6.43%
Australia4.95%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.2%
1 month+4.8%
3 months+6.2%
6 months+6.3%
YTD+12.8%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$8M
1 month−$19M
3 months+$205M
YTD−$1.1B
1 year−$440M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
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
at peakwhere it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 6.0% of the book; the top ten carry 23%. Spread across 249+ names, it behaves like roughly 49 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
calls today
1puts today
put/call ratio
782Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
SPX S&P 500 Index$2.7B$2.8B
ASML ASML HOLDING NV$29M$27M
BA. BOEING$12M$20M
NEM NEWMONT$13M$14M
SHEL SHELL$13M$13M

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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
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-25bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$33.8B+$668M-26bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$668M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-26bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$28.1B+$103M-26bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$103M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-26bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
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