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USRTISharesINDEX

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF

$67.10+0.66% today
577052-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 measures the performance of U.S. listed equity real estate investment trusts ("REITs"), excluding infrastructure REITs, mortgage REITs, and timber REITs.

Price & daily flows
67.063.259.567.10DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$368M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +17.6% so far this year. At 0.080% a year, nothing comparable on our shelf runs cheaper.

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

$3.7Bassets under management
0.080%expense ratio · $8 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
447Kavg daily volume, 30 days
135holdings · US-domiciled
2007listed April 30, 2007 · beta 0.27
The book at a glance
CTREPLD+0.6%EQIX-1.5%SPG+1.3%DLR-1.8%O+1.1%PSA+0.7%VTR+0.6%IRM-4.3%VICI+1.7%EXR+0.6%INVHESS+0.7%WPC+0.6%KIM+0.1%SUI+2.3%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1CTRECARETRUST REIT0.80%$39.79+1.2%
2PLDPROLOGIS7.54%$140.90+0.6%
3EQIXEQUINIX6.41%$1072.28-1.5%
4SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP4.37%$223.50+1.3%
5DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST4.27%$191.94-1.8%
6OREALTY INCOME4.03%$62.94+1.1%
7PSAPUBLIC STORAGE3.96%$325.67+0.7%
8VTRVENTAS3.62%$91.72+0.6%
9IRMIRON MOUNTAIN3.22%$121.36-4.3%
10VICIVICI PROPERTIES2.60%$26.36+1.7%
11EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE2.58%$148.06+0.6%
12UMHUMH PROPERTIES0.10%$16.54+2.4%
13CSRCENTERSPACE0.10%$54.06+0.8%
14RLJRLJ LODGING TRUST0.10%$11.52+3.0%
15AATAMERICAN ASSETS TRUST0.09%$22.75+0.2%

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Sector weights
Real Estate99.72%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.25%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.9%
1 month-2.5%
3 months+4.3%
6 months+7.7%
YTD+17.6%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD+$47M
1 year+$368M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-3.9%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 8.3% of the book; the top ten carry 48%. Spread across 129+ names, it behaves like roughly 31 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
265Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
EQIX EQUINIX$540,000$2M
WELL WELLTOWER$306,710$1M
DLR DIGITAL REALTY TRUST$383,687$436,977
MPT Medical Properties Trust$221,878$430,660
IRM IRON MOUNTAIN$111,952$469,188

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

The case against USRT

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat USRT 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-3bp on fee · 34× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-4bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-4bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-4bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-1bp on fee · 52× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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