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IXGISharesINDEX

iShares Global Financials ETF

$133.22-0.49% today
11013552-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 and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The index measures the performance of companies that the index provider deems to be part of the financials sector of the economy and that the index provider believes are important to global markets.

Price & daily flows
129.7122.6115.4133.22DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$34M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$13M of net buying over the past month, about 1.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +9.5% so far this year. At 0.42% 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

$696Massets under management
0.42%expense ratio · $42 per $10,000 a year
+$13Mnet flow, trailing month
74Kavg daily volume, 30 days
233holdings · US-domiciled
2001listed November 11, 2001 · beta 0.76
The book at a glance
JPM-1.9%BRKB-0.4%V+1.0%MA+0.3%BAC-1.7%GS-2.2%RY-2.4%WFC-2.0%MS-1.7%C-3.5%SAN-0.2%TD-2.7%SCHW-0.7%AXP+0.5%BLK+1.2%BBVA-0.4%NWG-1.4%COF-0.3%SPGI+2.4%PGR+4.4%CB-0.7%BMO-3.5%BNY-2.3%CM-2.8%BNS-2.5%BX+3.0%PNC-2.6%USB-3.2%CME-0.5%MRSHBNICETRV-0.6%KKR+2.9%HOODAONMCO

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1JPMJPMORGAN CHASE6.01%$356.36-1.9%
2BRKBBerkshire Hathaway Inc.5.67%$501.03-0.4%
3VVISA3.70%$367.93+1.0%
4MAMASTERCARD2.82%$575.88+0.3%
5BACBANK OF AMERICA2.59%$63.12-1.7%
6PRUPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL0.22%$122.82-1.5%
7GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP1.93%$1017.61-2.2%
8RYROYAL BANK OF CANADA1.88%$207.78-2.4%
9WFCWELLS FARGO1.66%$85.67-2.0%
10MSMORGAN STANLEY1.62%$213.80-1.7%
11CCITIGROUP1.47%$132.95-3.5%
12SANBANCO SANTANDER1.34%$14.23-0.2%
13TDTORONTO DOMINION BANK1.29%$118.78-2.7%
14SCHWSCHWAB CHARLES1.12%$111.05-0.7%
15AXPAMERICAN EXPRESS1.11%$340.38+0.5%

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Sector weights
Financials99.46%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.51%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States50.69%
Canada7.88%
Japan6.38%
United Kingdom5.77%
Australia3.7%
Germany2.91%
Spain2.84%
Italy2.83%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.8%
1 month+2.6%
3 months+9.9%
6 months+11.2%
YTD+9.5%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$2M
1 month+$13M
3 months+$98M
YTD−$6M
1 year+$34M

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)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-11.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.4%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 6.0% of the book; the top ten carry 30%. Spread across 234+ names, it behaves like roughly 64 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
21Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
COIN COINBASE GLOBAL$67M$51M
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP$57M$56M
HOOD ROBINHOOD$35M$27M
C CITIGROUP$12M$10M
JPM JPMORGAN CHASE$8M$11M

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

The case against IXG

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IXG 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-37bp on fee · 184× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-38bp on fee · 47× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-38bp on fee · 34× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-38bp on fee · 27× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-35bp on fee · 280× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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