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iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF

$390.28+0.53% today
29639652-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
375.3348.3321.4390.28DAILY NET FLOWFeb 17Apr 17Jun 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET −$373M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$184M walked out over the past month, about 1.2% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +19.3% so far this year. At 0.24% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IWM runs the same ground at 0.19%.

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

$14.9Bassets under management
0.24%expense ratio · $24 per $10,000 a year
−$184Mnet flow, trailing month
390Kavg daily volume, 30 days
1064holdings · US-domiciled
2000listed July 23, 2000 · beta 1.45
The book at a glance
MOGA-6.5%GKOS+2.8%EAT-1.8%FROG-1.2%BTSG-0.1%PRAX+3.3%PTGX-1.1%TWST+18.4%FCFS-0.5%HQY+1.2%CRNX+0.0%IDCC-1.6%RHP+1.0%SYRE+0.6%COMP+2.8%ESE-5.1%OSCR+1.6%TGTX+3.1%FSS-0.5%TXG+9.5%SNEX-0.2%SLAB-0.0%AGX-5.3%QBTS-1.6%QLYS-0.8%ALKS+2.0%ENS-3.6%PLXS0.5%HIMS+11.0%LNTH+0.2%ZETA+1.6%KYMR+3.6%RYTM+1.3%ENVA-0.8%MGY+2.4%VSXY+6.0%XENE+0.7%CVLT-3.1%COGT-1.3%KGS-4.5%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1MOGAMoog Inc MOG-A0.77%$409.11-6.5%
2GKOSGLAUKOS0.64%$188.79+2.8%
3EATBRINKER INTERNATIONAL0.63%$231.14-1.8%
4FROGJFROG0.62%$90.56-1.2%
5BTSGBRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC0.59%$59.40-0.1%
6PRAXPRAXIS PRECISION MEDICINES0.57%$383.17+3.3%
7PTGXPROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS0.59%$155.61-1.1%
8TWSTTWIST BIOSCIENCE0.49%$137.42+18.4%
9FCFSFIRSTCASH HOLDINGS0.54%$213.65-0.5%
10HQYHEALTHEQUITY0.52%$104.02+1.2%
11CRNXCRINETICS PHARMACEUTICALS0.53%$84.76+0.0%
12IDCCINTERDIGITAL0.55%$333.40-1.6%
13RHPRYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES0.50%$127.22+1.0%
14SYRESPYRE THERAPEUTICS INC0.47%$108.10+0.6%
15COMPCOMPASS0.46%$12.64+2.8%

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Sector weights
Health Care28.82%
Information Technology19.53%
Industrials16.39%
Financials9.65%
Consumer Discretionary8.76%
Energy5.57%
Materials4.49%
Real Estate2.3%
Communication2.24%
Consumer Staples1.63%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States98.55%
Canada0.53%
Bermuda0.37%
Norway0.09%
Brazil0.07%
Israel0.05%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.5%
1 month+3.6%
3 months+9.1%
6 months+16.6%
YTD+19.3%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$19M
1 month−$184M
3 months−$277M
YTD−$824M
1 year−$672M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
21%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
22%realized volatility, 1 year
-14.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.4%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 0.8% of the book; the top ten carry 6%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 209 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
95calls today
1puts today
0.01put/call ratio
1.1Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
AXTI AXT$11M$12M
CIFR CIPHER MINING$8M$9M
SLS SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP$11M$4M
HIMS HIMS & HERS HEALTH$5M$5M
HUT HUT 8 MINING$4M$4M

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

The case against IWO

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IWO 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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