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iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

$102.82-1.03% vs prior close
9110952-WK

Price through Sep 30 · Flows through Sep 29. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

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 is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure large- and mid-capitalization equity market performance of developed markets outside of the U.S. and Canada.

Price & daily flows
105.0100.095.0102.82DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$1.7B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$99K of net inflows over the past month, while the price has returned +7.1% so far this year. At 0.35% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ISZE has a reported fee of 0.30%.

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

$76.7Bassets under management
0.35%expense ratio · $35 per $10,000 a year
+$99Knet flow, trailing month
13.9Mavg daily volume, 30 days
783holdings · US-domiciled
2001listed August 13, 2001 · beta 0.97
The book at a glance
ASML-0.2%BP.+1.2%BA.+3.3%SHEL+0.6%BHP-0.2%DTE+1.2%ROP+3.8%AZN-2.3%SAP+1.1%TSCO+1.4%GSK-2.1%TTE-1.2%CSL+0.9%BBVA-3.6%CFR+0.5%SPOTAIR-1.5%ARGXDG-0.5%WES+0.0%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1ASMLASML HOLDING NV3.27%$1808.49-0.2%
2BP.BP0.53%$44.50+1.2%
3BA.BOEING0.35%$192.28+3.3%
4SHELSHELL1.27%$95.61+0.6%
5SPXS&P 500 Index0.03%$7666.45+0.2%
6SIGSIGNET JEWELERS0.04%$104.25+1.9%
7BHPBHP GROUP1.00%$84.65-0.2%
8DTEDTE ENERGY0.47%$123.27+1.2%
9VODVODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD0.14%$16.38+1.4%
10PRUPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL0.14%$113.13-0.4%
11ROPROPER TECHNOLOGIES1.36%$362.59+3.8%
12AZNASTRAZENECA1.15%$157.70-2.3%
13AIAISHARES ASIA 50 ETF0.04%$143.06+0.6%
14SAPSAP SE0.99%$210.79+1.1%
15CNACNA FINANCIAL0.04%$45.88+2.2%

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Sector weights
Financials26.23%
Industrials18.72%
Information Technology11.08%
Health Care10.03%
Consumer Discretionary7.97%
Consumer Staples6.44%
Materials5.96%
Energy3.94%
Communication3.87%
Utilities3.64%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Japan24.41%
United Kingdom14.3%
France9.47%
Switzerland9.16%
Germany8.7%
Australia6.41%
Netherlands6.02%
Spain4.03%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.6%
1 month-3.4%
3 months-0.2%
6 months+9.3%
YTD+7.1%
1 year+9.2%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$365M
1 month+$99K
3 months+$116M
YTD+$469M
1 year+$1.7B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
13%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-11.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.5%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 3.3% of the book; the top ten carry 12%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 67 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
22Kcalls · latest snapshot
124Kputs · latest snapshot
5.63put/call ratio
20Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
SPX S&P 500 Index$3.5B$2.9B
NBIS Nebius Group NV$61M$63M
BA. BOEING$34M$34M
ASML ASML HOLDING NV$33M$25M
SPOT SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA$4M$4M

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

The case against EFA

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EFA 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-32bp on fee · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-32bp on fee · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-31bp on fee · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-31bp on fee · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-31bp on fee · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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