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MTUMISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF

$305.53-2.01% today
23134552-WK

The fund generally will invest 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 consists of stocks exhibiting relatively higher momentum characteristics than the traditional market capitalization-weighted parent index, the MSCI USA Index.

Price & daily flows
313.7302.6291.5305.53DAILY NET FLOWJul 20Jul 29Aug 10Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET −$883M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$883M walked out over the past month, about 3.4% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +20.9% so far this year. At 0.15% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IVV runs the same ground at 0.03%.

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

$26.2Bassets under management
0.15%expense ratio · $15 per $10,000 a year
−$883Mnet flow, trailing month
1.6Mavg daily volume, 30 days
128holdings · US-domiciled
2013listed April 15, 2013 · beta 1.57
The book at a glance
MU-7.0%AMD-4.3%AVGO-3.2%INTC-6.6%XOM+2.5%CAT-4.7%JNJ+3.2%LRCX-4.7%AMAT-4.0%GEV-6.8%WMT+0.7%GOOGL-0.0%CSCO-1.2%STX-9.3%WDC-7.4%GOOG-0.1%TXN-3.7%CVX+1.6%KLAC-5.3%ADI-3.3%GLW-7.7%GS-1.0%C-0.6%MRVL-7.9%MS-0.3%PWR-3.5%COPAPHWELL-0.0%ANET-4.3%CMI-3.5%LITE-9.9%VRT-6.9%VLOCIEN-9.0%NEM-3.7%BNYBE-10.1%FIX-7.5%TER-8.8%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY6.72%$941.17-7.0%
2AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES5.05%$484.59-4.3%
3AVGOBROADCOM4.43%$379.84-3.2%
4INTCINTEL4.33%$96.67-6.6%
5XOMEXXON MOBIL3.64%$165.56+2.5%
6CATCATERPILLAR3.68%$840.85-4.7%
7JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON3.37%$271.02+3.2%
8LRCXLAM RESEARCH3.38%$327.90-4.7%
9AMATAPPLIED MATERIALS3.05%$513.98-4.0%
10GEVGE Vernova3.11%$1004.92-6.8%
11WMTWALMART2.53%$115.15+0.7%
12GOOGLALPHABET2.32%$344.14-0.0%
13CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS2.31%$111.58-1.2%
14STXSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS2.39%$903.42-9.3%
15WDCWESTERN DIGITAL2.04%$496.00-7.4%

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Sector weights
Information Technology48.53%
Industrials15.61%
Energy11.52%
Financials5.1%
Communication4.51%
Health Care4.01%
Consumer Staples3.83%
Consumer Discretionary2.57%
Materials2.19%
Real Estate1.38%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.9%
1 month+1.1%
3 months+3.8%
6 months+21.5%
YTD+20.9%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$381M
1 month−$883M
3 months−$1.6B
YTD−$498M
1 year+$1.5B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
37%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
26%realized volatility, 1 year
-18.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-11.5%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 6.7% of the book; the top ten carry 41%. Spread across 129+ names, it behaves like roughly 41 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
5Kcalls today
14Kputs today
2.98put/call ratio
1.3Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY$974M$1.1B
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES$280M$277M
INTC INTEL$146M$158M
AVGO BROADCOM$110M$130M
GOOG ALPHABET$101M$113M

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

The case against MTUM

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.03%$97.9B+$245M-12bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$245M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$33.8B+$668M-11bp on fee · +$668M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$28.1B+$103M-11bp on fee · +$103M in over the monthHead-to-head
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF0.03%$900.9B−$14.2B-12bp on fee · 34× the assetsHead-to-head
VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund0.03%$500.4B-12bp on fee · 19× the assetsHead-to-head
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