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iShares Russell 2000 ETF

$301.28+0.35% today
22530552-WK

The fund generally invests 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 (i.e., depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index) and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents.

Price & daily flows
301.5296.8292.1301.28DAILY NET FLOWJul 20Jul 29Aug 10Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET −$1.7B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$1.7B walked out over the past month, about 2.1% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +21.1% so far this year. At 0.19% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLV runs the same ground at 0.09%.

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

$83.2Bassets under management
0.19%expense ratio · $19 per $10,000 a year
−$1.7Bnet flow, trailing month
19.7Mavg daily volume, 30 days
1941holdings · US-domiciled
2000listed May 21, 2000 · beta 1.21
The book at a glance
MOGA-1.8%UMBF-1.0%GKOS-1.0%EAT-2.7%CYTK+0.2%FROG-3.2%VSAT-6.5%BTSG-1.7%PTGX-0.8%ONB-1.5%PRAX-1.3%CTRE+0.2%FCFS-0.7%COMP-0.7%IDCC-2.7%CRNX+0.0%HQY+0.6%KRYS-0.8%SM+0.0%RHP+1.7%HUT-8.4%ALKS-0.7%JXN+1.4%ESE-0.6%CMC-2.3%SYRE+2.6%PCVX-0.1%FLR-2.3%AGX-5.6%OSCR-1.5%KYMR-0.5%ENS-0.8%TWST-6.9%FSS-2.7%PBF+0.2%TEX-4.4%VLY-0.5%ZWS-2.2%TRNO+0.5%TGTX+1.9%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1MOGAMoog Inc MOG-A0.39%$437.52-1.8%
2UMBFUMB FINANCIAL0.35%$150.51-1.0%
3GKOSGLAUKOS0.33%$183.62-1.0%
4EATBRINKER INTERNATIONAL0.32%$235.31-2.7%
5CYTKCYTOKINETICS0.31%$76.03+0.2%
6FROGJFROG0.32%$91.70-3.2%
7VSATVIASAT0.32%$76.80-6.5%
8BTSGBRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC0.30%$59.47-1.7%
9PTGXPROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS0.30%$157.35-0.8%
10ONBOLD NATIONAL BANCORP0.30%$26.66-1.5%
11PRAXPRAXIS PRECISION MEDICINES0.29%$371.07-1.3%
12CTRECARETRUST REIT0.28%$39.33+0.2%
13FCFSFIRSTCASH HOLDINGS0.28%$214.68-0.7%
14COMPCOMPASS0.28%$12.30-0.7%
15IDCCINTERDIGITAL0.28%$338.74-2.7%

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Sector weights
Health Care20.12%
Financials19.09%
Industrials14.38%
Information Technology13.5%
Consumer Discretionary9.14%
Energy6.6%
Real Estate5.61%
Materials4.28%
Utilities2.7%
Communication2.36%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States98.17%
Canada0.76%
Bermuda0.38%
Norway0.23%
Brazil0.14%
United Kingdom0.08%
Panama0.05%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.5%
1 month+2.5%
3 months+9.2%
6 months+14.6%
YTD+21.1%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$240M
1 month−$1.7B
3 months−$1B
YTD−$7.2B
1 year−$2.2B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
15%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
19%realized volatility, 1 year
-11.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.2%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 0.4% of the book; the top ten carry 3%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 230 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
418Kcalls today
1.1Mputs today
2.63put/call ratio
16.3Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
AXTI AXT$16M$18M
CIFR CIPHER MINING$9M$13M
HUT HUT 8 MINING$3M$14M
AEHR AEHR TEST SYSTEMS$4M$6M
HIMS HIMS & HERS HEALTH$3M$5M

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

The case against IWM

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IWM 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-14bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-15bp on fee · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-15bp on fee · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-15bp on fee · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-12bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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