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MXIISharesINDEX

iShares Global Materials ETF

$113.25+2.61% today
8811752-WK

The index measures the performance of companies that SPDJI deems to be part of the materials sector of the economy and that SPDJI believes are important to global markets. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents.

Price & daily flows
110.4102.394.1113.25DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$4M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$4M of net buying over the past month, about 1.1% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +15.7% so far this year. At 0.41% a year it is not the cheapest way in — VAW runs the same ground at 0.10%.

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

$362Massets under management
0.41%expense ratio · $41 per $10,000 a year
+$4Mnet flow, trailing month
15Kavg daily volume, 30 days
122holdings · US-domiciled
2006listed September 11, 2006 · beta 1.07
The book at a glance
BHP+0.8%LIN+0.9%NEM-3.7%RIO-0.5%FCX-3.2%AEM-1.1%SHW-1.2%ECL+1.6%APD+0.8%CRH-3.0%NUE-3.0%WPM-2.9%CTVA+2.7%VALE-0.5%FNV-1.9%RIO-0.5%VMC-2.2%STLD-3.1%NTR+1.6%MLM-2.9%MT-2.5%PPG-0.4%SW-1.0%DOW-0.5%PKG-1.1%EVN-0.2%IP-0.5%AMCRIFFCFLYBAAL-2.7%ABX-1.1%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1BHPBHP GROUP7.10%$89.12+0.8%
2LINLINDE6.93%$478.72+0.9%
3NEMNEWMONT4.06%$115.91-3.7%
4RIORIO TINTO3.25%$96.70-0.5%
5FCXFREEPORT-MCMORAN3.10%$66.26-3.2%
6AEMAGNICO EAGLE MINES3.03%$186.83-1.1%
7SHWSHERWIN WILLIAMS2.53%$345.69-1.2%
8ECLECOLAB2.21%$280.01+1.6%
9APDAIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS2.12%$303.28+0.8%
10CRHCRH PUBLIC LTD2.03%$93.23-3.0%
11NUENUCOR1.96%$264.45-3.0%
12WPMWHEATON PRECIOUS METALS1.96%$132.61-2.9%
13CTVACORTEVA1.61%$77.99+2.7%
14VALEVALE1.52%$13.68-0.5%
15HEIHEICO0.74%$368.08-0.9%

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Sector weights
Materials99.57%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.39%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States37.73%
Canada12.71%
Australia12.09%
United Kingdom8.95%
Japan7.32%
France5.02%
Switzerland3.77%
Germany2.82%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.5%
1 month+8.6%
3 months+3.3%
6 months+0.4%
YTD+15.7%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$5M
1 month+$4M
3 months+$33M
YTD+$88M
1 year+$83M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
22%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
21%realized volatility, 1 year
-16.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.8%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 7.1% of the book; the top ten carry 39%. Spread across 102+ names, it behaves like roughly 40 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
8Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
NEM NEWMONT$6M$6M
FCX FREEPORT-MCMORAN$5M$5M
AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP$2M$2M
ALB ALBEMARLE$2M$2M
AEM AGNICO EAGLE MINES$2M$1M

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

The case against MXI

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat MXI 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-36bp on fee · 354× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-37bp on fee · 90× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-37bp on fee · 65× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-37bp on fee · 52× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-34bp on fee · 539× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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