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BRFVanEckINDEX

VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF

$16.30-0.48% vs prior close
14.832052-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Sep 30. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The index includes securities of Brazilian small-capitalization companies. A company is generally considered to be a Brazilian company if it is incorporated in Brazil or is incorporated outside of Brazil but has at least 50% of its revenues/related assets in Brazil.

Price & daily flows
18.9217.4315.9516.30DAILY NET FLOWMar 30May 29Jul 30Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET — OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +1.7% so far this year. At 0.70% a year it is not the cheapest way in — CLIX has a reported fee of 0.65%.

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

$22Massets under management
0.70%expense ratio · $70 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
6Kavg daily volume, 30 days
110holdings · US-domiciled
2009listed May 14, 2009 · beta 1.17
The book at a glance
PAGS-0.3%INTR-0.7%SID+5.7%ITRN+0.2%SLVM+1.5%ARCO-3.4%SGML-11.3%BRSR61.5%CBAV31.1%CEAB31.0%COGN31.8%CURY32.2%CYRE33.4%DIRR31.5%DXCO30.8%ECOR31.4%EZTC31.3%FLRY33.3%GGPS32.5%GMAT30.9%IGTI111.7%INTB30.6%IRBR31.6%JAGJHSF31.8%KAR1.2%LEVE30.9%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1PAGSPAGSEGURO DIGITAL3.14%$8.87-0.3%
2INTRINTER & CO2.83%$5.30-0.7%
3SIDNATIONAL STEEL2.01%$1.12+5.7%
4ITRNITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL1.85%$51.32+0.2%
5SLVMSYLVAMO1.67%$33.17+1.5%
6ARCOARCOS DORADOS HOLDINGS1.71%$6.91-3.4%
7SGMLSIGMA LITHIUM1.36%$8.34-11.3%
8AFYAAFYA0.67%$12.08+0.3%
9VINPVINCI PARTNERS INVESTMENTS0.63%$9.30-0.5%
10AGROADECOAGRO SA0.40%$9.93-2.1%
11PICSPICPAY HOLDINGS NETHERLANDS BV0.37%$8.43-0.6%
12VTEXVTEX0.36%$3.70+1.4%
13BAKBRASKEM SA0.21%$1.55+6.9%
14BRSR6Banco Do Estado Do Rio Grande Do Sul Sa1.54%———
15CAML3Camil Alimentos Sa0.26%———

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Sector weights
Consumer Discretionary24.08%
Finance18.85%
Industrials17.07%
Consumer Cyclical16.57%
Utilities12.08%
Real Estate10.18%
Consumer Defensive10.14%
Financial Services9.44%
Transportation8.95%
Financials8.76%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Brazil89.43%
Other5.73%
Canada3.73%
Uruguay2.67%
Australia2.52%
United States2.37%
Luxembourg1.24%
Japan0.95%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.3%
1 month+0.7%
3 months-0.1%
6 months-6.7%
YTD+1.7%
1 year+0.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year+$800K

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
28%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
30%realized volatility, 1 year
-26.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-18.6%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 3.4% of the book; the top ten carry 29%. Spread across 89+ names, it behaves like roughly 59 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
208shares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
SGML SIGMA LITHIUM$376,819$304,636
PAGS PAGSEGURO DIGITAL$5,070$30,053
SLVM SYLVAMO$12,071$3,711
AGRO ADECOAGRO SA$1,636$7,366
INTR INTER & CO$462$6,113

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The case against BRF

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-67bp on fee · 1875× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-67bp on fee · 822× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$122.8B+$2.3B-65bp on fee · 5553× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-66bp on fee · 1487× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-66bp on fee · 1070× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
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