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iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF

$99.26+3.10% today
8611752-WK

The index measures the performance of the home construction sector of the U.S. equity market, as defined by the index provider. 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. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
99.797.795.899.26DAILY NET FLOWJul 20Jul 29Aug 10Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET −$89M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$89M walked out over the past month, about 4.0% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +1.8% so far this year. At 0.40% a year it is not the cheapest way in — SCHD runs the same ground at 0.06%.

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

$2.2Bassets under management
0.40%expense ratio · $40 per $10,000 a year
−$89Mnet flow, trailing month
1.6Mavg daily volume, 30 days
48holdings · US-domiciled
2006listed April 30, 2006 · beta 1.00
The book at a glance
DHI+3.8%PHM+3.6%LEN+2.5%NVR+1.9%SHW+2.1%TOL+4.1%HD+1.7%LOW+2.6%MAS+2.4%LII+1.9%OC+0.5%IBP+2.8%SKY+1.0%MTH+4.6%CVCO+3.6%SSD+0.6%MHO+2.1%BLDR+7.5%KBH+4.3%MHK+1.9%EXP+2.2%FND+2.4%FBIN+2.3%GRBKGFFCCS

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1DHIHORTON D R16.44%$151.27+3.8%
2PHMPULTEGROUP10.28%$130.72+3.6%
3LENLENNAR7.83%$87.20+2.5%
4NVRNVR7.14%$6382.62+1.9%
5SHWSHERWIN WILLIAMS5.29%$353.10+2.1%
6TOLTOLL BROTHERS5.10%$148.44+4.1%
7HDHOME DEPOT4.87%$343.82+1.7%
8LOWLOWES COMPANIES4.59%$221.44+2.6%
9MASMASCO3.15%$75.19+2.4%
10LIILENNOX INTERNATIONAL2.79%$418.45+1.9%
11OCOWENS CORNING2.62%$151.39+0.5%
12IBPINSTALLED BUILDING PRODUCTS2.34%$247.39+2.8%
13SKYSKYLINE CHAMPION2.20%$91.92+1.0%
14MTHMERITAGE HOMES2.06%$73.92+4.6%
15CVCOCAVCO INDUSTRIES1.99%$610.56+3.6%

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Sector weights
Consumer Discretionary74.87%
Industrials18.49%
Materials6.66%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.1%
1 month+2.0%
3 months+13.4%
6 months-12.6%
YTD+1.8%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$10M
1 month−$89M
3 months−$307M
YTD−$384M
1 year−$317M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
33%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
30%realized volatility, 1 year
-26.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-15.3%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 16.4% of the book; the top ten carry 67%. Spread across 45+ names, it behaves like roughly 15 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
137calls today
5Kputs today
39.33put/call ratio
2.3Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
HD HOME DEPOT$7M$5M
LOW LOWES COMPANIES$4M$3M
LEN LENNAR$413,684$711,066
BLDR BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE$705,399$268,561
TOL TOLL BROTHERS$525,723$329,136

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

The case against ITB

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat ITB 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 · 57× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-36bp on fee · 15× 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 · 10× 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 · 8× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-33bp on fee · 87× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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