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QATISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF

$17.21-0.66% today
17.212052-WK

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market in Qatar. The underlying index uses a capping methodology that limits the weight of any single “group entity” to a maximum of 25% of the underlying index weight,. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
17.7217.5417.3517.21DAILY NET FLOWJul 20Jul 29Aug 10Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET −$2M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$2M walked out over the past month, about 2.8% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -8.6% so far this year. At 0.59% 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

$62Massets under management
0.59%expense ratio · $59 per $10,000 a year
−$2Mnet flow, trailing month
31Kavg daily volume, 30 days
37holdings · US-domiciled
2014listed April 28, 2014 · beta 0.44
The book at a glance
QNBK22.7%QIBK14.3%IQCD5.7%ORDS4.6%CBQK4.6%QGTS4.5%QIIK4.3%MARK4.2%QNNS3.9%QFLS3.1%DHBK3.0%QEWS2.6%DUBK2.5%MPHC2.5%BRES2.1%IGRD1.9%VFQS1.9%QAMC1.8%QFBQ1.0%GISS

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1QNBKQatar National Bank QPSC22.71%
2QIBKQatar Islamic Bank QPSC14.28%
3IQCDIndustries Qatar QSC5.68%
4ORDSOoredoo QPSC4.58%
5CBQKCommercial Bank PSQC4.56%
6QGTSQatar Gas Transport Co Ltd4.49%
7QIIKQatar International Islamic Bank QSC4.27%
8MARKREMARK HOLDINGS4.20%
9QNNSQATAR NAVIGATION QSC3.93%
10QFLSQatar Fuel QSC3.15%
11DHBKDOHA BANK QPSC COMMON STOCK QAR1.02.96%
12QEWSQatar Electricity & Water Co QSC2.57%
13DUBKFinancials2.48%
14MPHCMesaieed Petrochemical Holding Co2.47%
15BRESBURNEY US EQUITY SELECT ETF2.08%

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Sector weights
Financials57.02%
Industrials13.2%
Energy8.54%
Communication6.48%
Materials5.32%
Real Estate3.86%
Utilities2.57%
Consumer Staples1.59%
Health Care0.79%
Information Technology0.58%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.6%
1 month-2.7%
3 months-7.3%
6 months-14.3%
YTD-8.6%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$412K
1 month−$2M
3 months−$14M
YTD−$554K
1 year−$6M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
13%realized volatility, 1 year
-14.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-14.9%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 22.7% of the book; the top ten carry 72%. Spread across 35+ names, it behaves like roughly 11 equally-weighted positions.

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

The case against QAT

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat QAT 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-54bp on fee · 2055× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-55bp on fee · 523× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-55bp on fee · 375× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-55bp on fee · 299× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-52bp on fee · 3126× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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