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iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

$107.82-0.11% today
8811052-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 designed to measure the performance of equity securities of small-capitalization companies in Japan.

Price & daily flows
105.699.393.0107.82DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$80M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$2M walked out over the past month, about 0.8% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +16.9% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — EFRA runs the same ground at 0.47%.

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

$264Massets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
−$2Mnet flow, trailing month
38Kavg daily volume, 30 days
865holdings · US-domiciled
2007listed December 19, 2007 · beta 0.79
The book at a glance
69630.8%58310.7%53340.7%34360.7%69760.6%71670.6%35630.6%53330.6%83540.6%66450.6%65060.6%27680.5%58440.5%91470.5%30990.5%99620.5%64480.5%40210.5%65320.5%22690.5%77010.5%83590.5%68560.4%51010.4%42040.4%28750.4%53320.4%45280.4%58300.4%77470.4%87290.4%83340.4%67240.4%83770.4%63700.4%61130.4%77520.4%41860.4%68690.4%89530.4%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
16963ROHM LTD0.75%
25831SHIZUOKA FINANCIAL GROUP INC0.67%
35334NITERRA LTD0.66%
43436SUMCO CORP0.65%
56976TAIYO YUDEN LTD0.64%
67167MEBUKI FINANCIAL GROUP INC0.61%
73563FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD0.60%
85333NGK INSULATORS LTD0.59%
98354FUKUOKA FINANCIAL GROUP INC0.57%
106645OMRON CORP0.56%
116506YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP0.56%
122768SOJITZ CORP0.54%
135844KYOTO FINANCIAL GROUP INC0.52%
149147NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS INC0.51%
153099ISETAN MITSUKOSHI HOLDINGS LTD0.50%

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Sector weights
Industrials24.78%
Information Technology14.63%
Consumer Discretionary14.14%
Financials11.94%
Materials9.98%
Consumer Staples7.65%
Real Estate7.16%
Health Care4.07%
Communication2.61%
Utilities1.9%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.8%
1 month+4.0%
3 months+3.0%
6 months+2.0%
YTD+16.9%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$779K
1 month−$2M
3 months+$151K
YTD+$62M
1 year+$80M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
19%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
18%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.3%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 1.0% of the book; the top ten carry 7%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 204 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
15Kshares traded
The case against SCJ

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat SCJ 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-45bp on fee · 487× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-46bp on fee · 124× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-46bp on fee · 89× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-46bp on fee · 71× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-43bp on fee · 741× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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