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iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

$90.50-0.68% vs prior close
849552-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 the index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the index. The index measures the performance of international equity securities that in the aggregate have lower volatility relative to the MSCI EAFE Index.

Price & daily flows
92.789.486.190.50DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET −$378M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$67M in net outflows over the past month, about 1.3% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +4.9% so far this year. At 0.22% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

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

$5.3Bassets under management
0.22%expense ratio · $22 per $10,000 a year
−$67Mnet flow, trailing month
493Kavg daily volume, 30 days
272holdings · US-domiciled
2011listed October 17, 2011 · beta 0.36
The book at a glance
SIGAIAORA-2.0%BP.+1.2%BA.+3.3%SHEL+0.6%TSCO+1.4%DTE+1.2%EQNR+1.4%TTE-1.2%HLN-3.1%GSK-2.1%ALLTRN+1.0%IAGPST-0.5%AD+1.3%SAP+1.1%TLS+3.9%HEIA+1.1%AZN-2.3%ARGX-2.4%BN+0.2%WES+0.0%ESLT+2.0%ASML-0.2%RACE-1.4%ADMROP+3.8%G+6.7%NG.-1.2%CCEPWDSABI-0.0%ELE-3.8%SRG+4.9%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1SIGSIGNET JEWELERS0.15%$104.25+1.9%
2AIAISHARES ASIA 50 ETF0.21%$143.06+0.6%
3ORAORMAT TECHNOLOGIES0.89%$89.66-2.0%
4BP.BP0.65%$44.50+1.2%
5BA.BOEING0.44%$192.28+3.3%
6SHELSHELL1.56%$95.61+0.6%
7TSCOTRACTOR SUPPLY0.44%$31.73+1.4%
8DTEDTE ENERGY0.49%$123.27+1.2%
9EQNREQUINOR ASA1.48%$42.17+1.4%
10TTETOTALENERGIES SE1.42%$84.51-1.2%
11HLNHALEON0.63%$8.72-3.1%
12GSKGSK0.46%$47.18-2.1%
13TELTE CONNECTIVITY0.05%$217.76+3.2%
14ALLALLSTATE0.15%$224.41+1.1%
15TRNTRINITY INDUSTRIES0.32%$25.80+1.0%

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Sector weights
Financials20.99%
Industrials13.98%
Consumer Staples11.29%
Health Care10.65%
Energy8.93%
Communication8.82%
Utilities8.66%
Information Technology5.83%
Consumer Discretionary5.74%
Real Estate2.63%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Japan28.63%
Switzerland10.52%
United Kingdom9.27%
Singapore5.65%
France5.59%
Hong Kong5.54%
Australia5.3%
Spain4.29%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.5%
1 month-3.6%
3 months+3.8%
6 months+1.0%
YTD+4.9%
1 year+6.2%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$408K
1 month−$67M
3 months−$90M
YTD−$192M
1 year−$378M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
11%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
11%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.9%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.6% of the book; the top ten carry 14%. Spread across 249+ names, it behaves like roughly 129 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
876Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
BA. BOEING$34M$34M
ASML ASML HOLDING NV$33M$25M
MRK MERCK & CO$3M$2M
TSEM TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR$2M$2M
EL ESTEE LAUDER$802,048$3M

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

The case against EFAV

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EFAV 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-19bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-19bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-18bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-18bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-18bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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