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KWTISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF

$37.08+0.24% today
364152-WK

The fund seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI All Kuwait Select Size Liquidity Capped Index (the “underlying index”), which is designed to measure the performance of the Kuwait equity universe. The underlying index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to avoid concentration. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. It may or may not hold all of the securities in the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
39.538.136.737.08DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET −$13M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$6M walked out over the past month, about 8.3% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -3.1% so far this year. At 0.74% 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

$67Massets under management
0.74%expense ratio · $74 per $10,000 a year
−$6Mnet flow, trailing month
8Kavg daily volume, 30 days
37holdings · US-domiciled
2020listed August 31, 2020 · beta 0.34
The book at a glance
KRE-0.7%SRE+1.6%ALG-3.2%STC+0.1%NIND3.1%ABK2.8%BOURSA2.2%ALTIJARIA2.2%BPCC2.2%MKHZN1.9%HUMANSOFT1.8%KIB1.7%BURG1.5%KPROJ1.3%CABLE1.3%NRE1.2%AAYAN1.0%ARZANNBK22.8%KFH21.9%ZAIN4.7%GBK4.4%MABANEE4.0%WARBABANK3.9%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1KRESPDR(R) S&P REGIONAL BANKING(SM) ETF2.32%$76.81-0.7%
2SRESEMPRA1.35%$87.26+1.6%
3ALGALAMO GROUP1.33%$159.17-3.2%
4STCSTEWART INFORMATION SERVICES1.61%$68.00+0.1%
5SHIPSEANERGY MARITIME HOLDINGS0.48%$16.98-0.8%
6CGCCANOPY GROWTH0.48%$1.00+0.0%
7NINDNATIONAL INDUSTRIES GRP HOLD COMMON STOCK KWD.13.09%
8ABKAl Ahli Bank of Kuwait KSCP2.80%
9BOURSABoursa Kuwait Securities Co. KPSC2.23%
10ALTIJARIACOMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE2.20%
11BPCCBoubyan Petrochemicals Co. KSCP2.20%
12MKHZNAGILITY1.90%
13HUMANSOFTHUMAN SOFT1.75%
14KIBKuwait International Bank KSCP1.67%
15BURGBurgan Bank SAK1.49%

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Sector weights
Financials66.65%
Real Estate11.42%
Industrials7.86%
Communication6.3%
Consumer Discretionary3.35%
Materials2.2%
Consumer Staples0.78%
Utilities0.57%
Energy0.48%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.39%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.7%
1 month+2.5%
3 months-1.0%
6 months-0.1%
YTD-3.1%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$2M
1 month−$6M
3 months−$2M
YTD−$11M
1 year−$13M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
9%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.7%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 22.8% of the book; the top ten carry 72%. Spread across 38+ names, it behaves like roughly 9 equally-weighted positions.

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

The case against KWT

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat KWT 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-69bp on fee · 1917× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-70bp on fee · 488× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-70bp on fee · 350× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-70bp on fee · 279× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-67bp on fee · 2917× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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