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IYLDISharesINDEX

iShares Morningstar Multi-Asset Income ETF

$22.27+0.18% today
212352-WK

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The index is broadly diversified and seeks to deliver high current income while maintaining long-term capital appreciation. The fund is a fund-of-funds and invests primarily in the securities of the underlying funds that themselves seek investment results corresponding to their own underlying indexes.

Price & daily flows
22.221.721.222.27DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET −$22M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +3.5% so far this year. At 0.60% 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

$127Massets under management
0.60%expense ratio · $60 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
12Kavg daily volume, 30 days
11holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed April 2, 2012 · beta 0.33
HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1EFVISHARES MSCI EAFE VALUE ETF10.36%$81.25-0.4%
2IPACISHARES CORE MSCI PACIFIC ETF9.71%$84.82-2.2%
3REETISHARES GLOBAL REIT ETF4.13%$27.88-0.4%
4USRTISHARES CORE US REIT ETF0.97%
5ISHARES BROAD USD HIGH YIELD CORPO14.88%
6BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY (XTSLA) - Money Market0.05%
Performance
1 week-0.1%
1 month+1.0%
3 months+1.0%
6 months-0.6%
YTD+3.5%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD+$1M
1 year+$4M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
5%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
6%realized volatility, 1 year
-4.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.2%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 14.9% of the book; the top ten carry 40%. Spread across 6+ names, it behaves like roughly 4 equally-weighted positions.

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

The case against IYLD

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
DIVB iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF0.05%$1.9B+$136M-55bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$136M in over the monthHead-to-head
HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF0.08%$15B+$214M-52bp on fee · 118× the assets · +$214M in over the monthHead-to-head
SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF0.06%$60.6B-54bp on fee · 477× the assetsHead-to-head
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund0.06%$58.1B-54bp on fee · 458× the assetsHead-to-head
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF0.08%$43.6B−$50M-52bp on fee · 344× the assetsHead-to-head
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