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IXPISharesINDEX

iShares Global Comm Services ETF

$116.25+0.59% today
11112752-WK

The fund 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. The index is designed to measure the performance of global equities in the communication services sector. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
123.2118.8114.3116.25DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET −$73M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$35M walked out over the past month, about 6.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -3.8% so far this year. At 0.42% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ITDG runs the same ground at 0.11%.

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

$500Massets under management
0.42%expense ratio · $42 per $10,000 a year
−$35Mnet flow, trailing month
36Kavg daily volume, 30 days
87holdings · US-domiciled
2001listed November 11, 2001 · beta 0.86
The book at a glance
META-4.4%DTE-0.5%GOOGL-0.0%GOOG-0.1%VODORA-4.0%DIS+0.4%VZ+1.0%T+0.7%NFLX+2.3%CMCSATMUS+1.4%APP-1.4%WBDLYVOMCBCE

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1METAMETA15.94%$543.59-4.4%
2DTEDTE ENERGY2.88%$140.41-0.5%
3GOOGLALPHABET11.92%$344.14-0.0%
4GOOGALPHABET9.53%$341.34-0.1%
5VODVODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD0.81%$16.15-0.3%
6ORAORMAT TECHNOLOGIES0.93%$109.66-4.0%
7DISWALT DISNEY4.64%$103.97+0.4%
8VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS4.55%$48.55+1.0%
9TAT&T4.43%$24.93+0.7%
10NFLXNETFLIX4.12%$77.77+2.3%
11TELTE CONNECTIVITY0.23%$205.02-6.1%
12CMCSACOMCAST2.35%$26.21+2.5%
13TMUST-MOBILE US2.16%$182.65+1.4%
14APPAPPLOVIN2.17%$307.09-1.4%
15WBDWARNER BROS DISCOVERY1.79%$28.49+2.0%

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Sector weights
Communication99.81%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.15%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States68.62%
Japan9.96%
China6.26%
Germany2.88%
United Kingdom2.06%
France1.61%
Australia1.37%
Canada1.32%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.5%
1 month-0.3%
3 months-6.0%
6 months-3.4%
YTD-3.8%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$68M
1 month−$35M
3 months−$69M
YTD−$268M
1 year−$73M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
22%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.1%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 15.9% of the book; the top ten carry 66%. Spread across 76+ names, it behaves like roughly 16 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
23Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
META META$364M$489M
GOOG ALPHABET$101M$113M
GOOGL ALPHABET$67M$72M
APP APPLOVIN$33M$37M
NFLX NETFLIX$36M$32M

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

The case against IXP

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IXP on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-38bp on fee · 65× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-35bp on fee · 390× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B-33bp on fee · 321× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF0.07%$11.4B+$739M-35bp on fee · 23× the assets · +$739M in over the monthHead-to-head
IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF0.07%$46.2B-35bp on fee · 92× the assetsHead-to-head
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