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iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF

$84.91+9.27% today
489952-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 has been developed by MSCI Inc. (the "index provider" or "MSCI") to target a minimum of 30 companies in developed and emerging markets that are involved in the business of gold mining. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
79.772.765.884.91DAILY NET FLOWJul 20Jul 29Aug 10Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET −$538M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$538M walked out over the past month, about 24.3% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +15.4% so far this year. At 0.39% 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

$2.2Bassets under management
0.39%expense ratio · $39 per $10,000 a year
−$538Mnet flow, trailing month
971Kavg daily volume, 30 days
55holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed January 30, 2012 · beta 1.75
The book at a glance
NEM+7.1%AEM+8.2%WPM+6.3%GFI+6.2%CDE+9.0%PAAS+6.1%CG+1.4%AGI+8.7%EQX+7.3%EDV+2.5%SSRM+7.2%TXGOGCGMDBTO1.4%IMG2.1%20991.3%GMIN1.2%K4.3%WDOHOCANG4.8%ABX9.0%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1RSGREPUBLIC SERVICES0.39%$221.06+1.9%
2EMREMERSON ELECTRIC0.70%$158.38+0.3%
3NEMNEWMONT17.76%$124.19+7.1%
4AEMAGNICO EAGLE MINES12.89%$202.06+8.2%
5WPMWHEATON PRECIOUS METALS7.52%$140.97+6.3%
6GFIGOLD FIELDS4.54%$43.42+6.2%
7CDECOEUR MINING3.46%$20.17+9.0%
8PAASPAN AMERICAN SILVER3.07%$49.45+6.1%
9CGCARLYLE GROUP1.30%$49.09+1.4%
10AGIALAMOS GOLD2.50%$35.75+8.7%
11EQXEQUINOX GOLD2.46%$12.27+7.3%
12EDVVANGUARD EXTENDED DURATION TREASURY INDEX FUND1.80%$60.38+2.5%
13SSRMSSR MINING1.57%$34.03+7.2%
14TXG10X GENOMICS1.09%$59.97+8.1%
15OGCOceanaGold Corp1.19%$29.68+7.8%

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Sector weights
Materials99.84%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.13%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Canada56.57%
United States21.45%
South Africa12.07%
Australia4.76%
United Kingdom2.94%
China1.71%
Turkey0.41%
Hong Kong0.06%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+7.4%
1 month+39.4%
3 months+11.9%
6 months-5.0%
YTD+15.4%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$158M
1 month−$538M
3 months−$620M
YTD−$785M
1 year−$473M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
55%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
51%realized volatility, 1 year
-39.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-14.6%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 17.8% of the book; the top ten carry 70%. Spread across 46+ names, it behaves like roughly 13 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
22calls today
23puts today
1.05put/call ratio
336Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
AEM AGNICO EAGLE MINES$2M$1M
NEM NEWMONT$2M$2M
PAAS PAN AMERICAN SILVER$253,745$348,221
EMR EMERSON ELECTRIC$36,468$486,935
CDE COEUR MINING$277,377$207,134

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

The case against RING

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat RING 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-34bp on fee · 58× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-35bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-35bp on fee · 11× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-35bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-32bp on fee · 88× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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