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VanEck Moody's Analytics IG Corporate Bond ETF

$20.87-0.14% today
212252-WK

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The inndex is comprised of U.S. dollar-denominated corporate bonds issued in the U.S. domestic market that have an investment grade rating based on the bond's composite rating, which is an average of ratings from various rating agencies. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
21.821.521.120.87DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned -3.2% so far this year. At 0.20% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IJH runs the same ground at 0.05%.

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

$21.3Bassets under management
0.20%expense ratio · $20 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
6Kavg daily volume, 30 days
0holdings · US-domiciled
2020listed December 1, 2020 · beta 0.16
Sector weights
Corporate99.64%
Cash0.36%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.2%
1 month-0.1%
3 months-1.6%
6 months-4.2%
YTD-3.2%
1 year-3.4%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
4%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
5%realized volatility, 1 year
-5.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.3%where it sits vs. that peak today

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

The case against MIG

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16B+$288M-17bp on fee · +$288M in over the monthHead-to-head
MBB iShares MBS ETF0.04%$39B+$26M-16bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$26M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-15bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-16bp on fee · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-16bp on fee · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
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