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EPHEISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Philippines ETF

$22.51-1.01% vs prior close
232852-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 generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the large-, mid- and small-capitalization segments of the Philippines equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
27.125.423.822.51DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$51M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$8M in net outflows over the past month, about 6.3% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -9.7% so far this year. At 0.59% a year it is not the cheapest way in — SIMS has a reported fee of 0.45%.

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

$134Massets under management
0.59%expense ratio · $59 per $10,000 a year
−$8Mnet flow, trailing month
107Kavg daily volume, 30 days
34holdings · US-domiciled
2010listed September 28, 2010 · beta 0.59
The book at a glance
PLUSAGI-1.5%DMCSGP+1.9%BPI+1.1%SCCTEL+3.2%SM+3.8%MWC+3.0%CNPF2.2%CNVRG1.3%GTCAP2.1%ICT23.5%JFC2.9%JGSLTG1.9%MBT4.4%MEG1.4%MER3.3%MONDE1.3%MYNLD1.6%PGOLD2.2%PNB1.6%RCR1.1%RLCSMPH5.9%AC2.3%AEV3.0%ALI1.3%APX1.7%BDO10.0%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1PLUSEPLUS1.05%$92.89+3.2%
2AGIALAMOS GOLD1.68%$31.89-1.5%
3DMCDel Monte1.24%$29.56-1.3%
4SGPSPYGLASS PHARMA INC1.54%$26.50+1.9%
5BPIGRAYSCALE BITCOIN PREMIUM INCOME ETF4.25%$25.84+1.1%
6SCCPROSHARES ULTRASHORT CONSUMER SERVICES0.94%$16.61+0.2%
7TELTE CONNECTIVITY3.53%$217.76+3.2%
8SMSM ENERGY4.53%$35.06+3.8%
9MWCMICWARE CO LTD1.76%$1.72+3.0%
10CNPFCentury Pacific Food Inc.2.16%———
11CNVRGConverge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc.1.32%———
12GTCAPGT Capital Holdings Inc.2.11%———
13ICTJH MULTIFACTOR EM ETF23.50%———
14JFCJollibee Foods Corp2.86%———
15JGSJG SUMMIT HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK PHP 11.29%———

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Sector weights
Industrials38.52%
Financials20.28%
Utilities11.69%
Real Estate10.98%
Consumer Staples6.95%
Communication4.85%
Consumer Discretionary3.91%
Materials1.67%
Energy0.94%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.22%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Philippines99.94%
United States0.06%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-3.6%
1 month-6.8%
3 months-6.8%
6 months-6.5%
YTD-9.7%
1 year-10.7%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$3M
1 month−$8M
3 months+$15M
YTD+$38M
1 year+$51M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
15%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
19%realized volatility, 1 year
-20.7%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-20.7%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 23.5% of the book; the top ten carry 65%. Spread across 37+ names, it behaves like roughly 12 equally-weighted positions.

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

The case against EPHE

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EPHE 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-56bp on fee · 309× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-56bp on fee · 135× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-55bp on fee · 245× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-55bp on fee · 176× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-55bp on fee · 138× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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