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ESMLISharesINDEX

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF

$52.37+0.71% vs prior close
435752-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 90% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and may invest up to 10% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The underlying index is an optimized equity index designed to produce investment results comparable to the MSCI USA Small Cap Index (the "parent index"), while reflecting a higher allocation than that of the parent index to companies with favorable ESG profiles (as determined by MSCI).

Price & daily flows
53.749.845.952.37DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$418M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$116M in net outflows over the past month, about 4.2% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +13.9% so far this year. At 0.17% a year, no lower reported fee appears among the alternatives shown here.

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

$2.7Bassets under management
0.17%expense ratio · $17 per $10,000 a year
−$116Mnet flow, trailing month
117Kavg daily volume, 30 days
910holdings · US-domiciled
2018listed April 10, 2018 · beta 1.07
The book at a glance
MRNA-5.4%AIZ-0.1%USFD-1.6%OVV-1.7%GH+0.4%OGS-0.5%RVTY+0.1%RGLD-1.2%DT+0.4%NTNX+0.5%EQH-1.8%TRMB-0.4%TXNM-0.3%JLL-1.8%WWD-0.4%IVZ-0.9%UNM-0.6%ITT-1.3%SNX-0.5%ZWS-0.7%AKAM-1.9%ONTO+1.0%MTSI+0.2%SWX-0.9%EWBC-1.3%UBSI-0.5%VTRS-2.2%WCC-1.5%RGA-2.6%DOC-0.8%WTS-1.0%LSCC+0.1%FDS+3.8%BRX-0.9%CLX-0.7%FBP-0.0%ELAN-1.0%THC-0.8%CRL-0.3%ZBRA-0.7%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1MRNAMODERNA1.12%$192.57-5.4%
2AIZASSURANT0.61%$263.50-0.1%
3USFDUS FOODS HOLDING0.53%$92.21-1.6%
4OVVOVINTIV0.43%$57.82-1.7%
5GHGUARDANT HEALTH0.38%$178.36+0.4%
6OGSONE GAS0.38%$71.87-0.5%
7RVTYREVVITY0.37%$152.89+0.1%
8RGLDROYAL GOLD0.36%$236.00-1.2%
9DTDYNATRACE0.35%$57.74+0.4%
10NTNXNUTANIX0.35%$70.41+0.5%
11EQHEQUITABLE HOLDINGS0.34%$51.27-1.8%
12TRMBTRIMBLE0.33%$57.11-0.4%
13TXNMTXNM Energy, Inc.0.32%$58.32-0.3%
14JLLJONES LANG LASALLE0.32%$305.52-1.8%
15WWDWOODWARD0.31%$328.59-0.4%

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Sector weights
Industrials17.82%
Information Technology16.54%
Health Care15.81%
Financials14.64%
Consumer Discretionary10.24%
Real Estate6.31%
Energy4.9%
Materials4.76%
Consumer Staples3.5%
Utilities2.96%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.83%
Australia0.24%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.0%
1 month-3.5%
3 months-5.5%
6 months+14.8%
YTD+13.9%
1 year+15.7%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$21M
1 month−$116M
3 months+$392M
YTD+$421M
1 year+$418M

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)
17%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.5%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.1% of the book; the top ten carry 5%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 212 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
108Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
MRNA MODERNA$36M$41M
IONQ IONQ$6M$6M
HUT HUT 8 MINING$6M$5M
AKAM AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES$5M$3M
TEM TEMPUS AI INC$3M$4M

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

The case against ESML

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat ESML 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-14bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-14bp on fee · 7× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$122.8B+$2.3B-12bp on fee · 45× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-13bp on fee · 12× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-13bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
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