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IWNISharesINDEX

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF

$225.61+0.52% today
16622752-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
226.0224.0222.1225.61DAILY NET FLOWJul 20Jul 29Aug 10Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET +$24M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$24M of net buying over the past month, about 0.2% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +23.4% so far this year. At 0.24% 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

$14.6Bassets under management
0.24%expense ratio · $24 per $10,000 a year
+$24Mnet flow, trailing month
557Kavg daily volume, 30 days
1415holdings · US-domiciled
2000listed July 23, 2000 · beta 0.96
The book at a glance
UMBF-2.9%VSAT+0.2%CYTK+2.1%CTRE+1.0%SM+2.5%JXN-1.8%ONB-2.5%TEX+0.0%TRNO-0.3%PBF-2.0%MAC+1.5%SSRM+7.9%EPRT+0.8%MATX0.4%UBSI-1.5%ESNT+0.6%HWC-2.6%ORA+0.5%CMC-5.3%LTH-1.6%VSEC-2.6%JBTM-0.5%POR-0.6%TXNM+0.2%LUMN-0.7%AUB-2.3%GATX0.4%HOMB-1.7%BKH+0.5%RIG+0.9%NJR-0.3%ABCB-1.7%SIGI-0.9%KRG-0.3%HASI+0.9%FLR+0.1%OGS+0.8%VLY-3.3%SBRA+0.3%UFPI+3.1%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1UMBFUMB FINANCIAL0.66%$146.08-2.9%
2VSATVIASAT0.66%$76.97+0.2%
3CYTKCYTOKINETICS0.57%$77.59+2.1%
4CTRECARETRUST REIT0.56%$39.72+1.0%
5SMSM ENERGY0.52%$36.36+2.5%
6JXNJACKSON FINANCIAL0.52%$132.98-1.8%
7ONBOLD NATIONAL BANCORP0.54%$26.00-2.5%
8TEXTEREX0.49%$64.44+0.0%
9TRNOTERRENO REALTY0.46%$68.33-0.3%
10PBFPBF ENERGY0.47%$73.70-2.0%
11MACMACERICH0.44%$24.82+1.5%
12SSRMSSR MINING0.42%$34.24+7.9%
13EPRTESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST0.43%$31.06+0.8%
14MATXMATSON0.43%$220.28
15UBSIUNITED BANKSHARES0.43%$48.02-1.5%

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Sector weights
Financials29.08%
Industrials12.3%
Health Care11.05%
Consumer Discretionary9.49%
Real Estate9.12%
Energy7.6%
Information Technology7.01%
Utilities5.29%
Materials4.09%
Communication2.45%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States97.47%
Canada1%
Norway0.4%
Bermuda0.37%
Brazil0.21%
United Kingdom0.14%
Panama0.1%
Monaco0.08%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.1%
1 month+1.5%
3 months+9.5%
6 months+12.8%
YTD+23.4%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$45M
1 month+$24M
3 months+$23M
YTD−$433M
1 year−$436M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
11%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
17%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.7%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.8%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 0.7% of the book; the top ten carry 5%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 207 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
30calls today
9puts today
0.30put/call ratio
141Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
MARA MARATHON DIGITAL$5M$4M
HUT HUT 8 MINING$4M$4M
RIOT RIOT PLATFORMS$5M$3M
CLSK CLEANSPARK$2M$2M
PBF PBF ENERGY$2M$2M

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

The case against IWN

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IWN 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-19bp 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-20bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$668M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-20bp 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-20bp 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-20bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
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