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VSLUAPPLIED FINANCE VALUATION LARGE CAP ETF

APPLIED FINANCE VALUATION LARGE CAP ETF

$48.77+0.51% today
414952-WK
Price & daily flows
47.445.042.548.77DAILY NET FLOWAug 25Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +11.3% so far this year.

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

$200Massets under management
expense ratio
net flow, trailing month
19Kavg daily volume, 30 days
0holdings · US-domiciled
2024listed June 6, 2024 · beta 0.85
Sector weights
Technology35.01%
Information Technology34.54%
Technology Services23.95%
Electronic Technology18.46%
Consumer Discretionary16.09%
Healthcare14.29%
Health Technology12.11%
Communication Services11.91%
Financial Services11.89%
Financials11.45%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.6%
Switzerland0.2%
Netherlands0.16%
United Kingdom0.05%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.2%
1 month+4.0%
3 months+4.5%
6 months+10.2%
YTD+11.3%
1 year+18.1%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
11%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
13%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.0%where it sits vs. that peak today

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

The case against VSLU

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VSLU on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust0.09%$818.3B+$2.8B4096× the assets · +$2.8B in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M642× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.03%$97.9B+$245M490× the assets · +$245M in over the monthHead-to-head
IVW iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF0.18%$77.4B+$322M388× the assets · +$322M in over the monthHead-to-head
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF0.18%$50.4B+$51M252× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
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