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MOTIVanEck

VanEck Morningstar International Moat ETF

$37.25+0.18% today
333952-WK

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The index is comprised of securities issued by companies that Morningstar, Inc. ("Morningstar") determines have sustainable competitive advantages based on a proprietary methodology that considers quantitative and qualitative factors ("wide and narrow moat companies").

Price & daily flows
37.635.934.137.25DAILY NET FLOWAug 25Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET −$108M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +0.6% so far this year. At 0.58% a year it is not the cheapest way in — FLOW runs the same ground at 0.25%.

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

$76Massets under management
0.58%expense ratio · $58 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
5Kavg daily volume, 30 days
78holdings · US-domiciled
2015listed July 13, 2015 · beta 0.67
The book at a glance
SPX+0.4%EDV-0.5%EDEN+0.8%BA.SAP+0.7%YUMC+1.3%ASX+0.0%EXPN+0.7%DIM+0.6%DSY-0.5%RKT-0.9%MTX+0.9%6008872.4%REL2.4%PHIA2.4%30922.4%MRO2.4%WTC2.3%EKTAB2.3%0005682.3%7002.2%0023522.2%PRX2.2%0023042.1%UMG2.0%RHM2.0%0008581.9%23301.6%46611.6%NOVOB1.5%DGE1.3%ABEV31.2%COLOB1.2%DSFIR3.6%6008091.2%SY12.9%ADYEN2.8%HAG2.8%81132.6%SHL2.6%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1SPXS&P 500 Index2.44%$7674.37+0.4%
2EDVVANGUARD EXTENDED DURATION TREASURY INDEX FUND2.48%$59.51-0.5%
3EDENISHARES MSCI DENMARK ETF3.44%$118.11+0.8%
4BA.BOEING1.28%$214.20-0.4%
5SAPSAP SE2.74%$218.68+0.7%
6YUMCYUM CHINA HOLDINGS2.46%$49.52+1.3%
7ASXASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO1.36%$36.51+0.0%
8EXPNHORIZON EXPANSION LEADERS ETF1.33%$25.40+0.7%
9DIMWISDOMTREE INTERNATIONAL MIDCAP DIVIDEND FUND1.47%$89.18+0.6%
10DSYBIG TREE CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD2.81%$4.05-0.5%
11RKTROCKET COMPANIES1.29%$13.93-0.9%
12MTXMINERALS TECHNOLOGIES1.37%$71.11+0.9%
13600887INNER MONGOLIA YILI INDUSTRIAL GRO2.41%
14RELRelx, PLC2.40%
15PHIAKoninklijke Philips NV2.39%

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Sector weights
Consumer Cyclical17.73%
Finance16.97%
Healthcare15.2%
Communication Services13.9%
Electronic Technology13.88%
Financial Services13.68%
Consumer Defensive13.09%
Consumer Non-Durables11.56%
Health Technology10.49%
Technology9.22%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States14.96%
Japan14.93%
China14.6%
Hong Kong11.7%
United Kingdom11.3%
Other6.55%
Switzerland5.02%
France4.62%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.9%
1 month+8.9%
3 months+6.7%
6 months-1.9%
YTD+0.6%
1 year+1.0%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months−$10M
YTD−$115M
1 year−$108M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
JulOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
17%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-16.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.4%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 3.6% of the book; the top ten carry 29%. Spread across 46+ names, it behaves like roughly 43 equally-weighted positions.

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

The case against MOTI

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat MOTI 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-54bp on fee · 429× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$193.2B+$631M-51bp on fee · 2534× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B-49bp on fee · 2107× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF0.07%$11.4B+$739M-51bp on fee · 149× the assets · +$739M in over the monthHead-to-head
IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF0.07%$46.2B-51bp on fee · 606× the assetsHead-to-head
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