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ESMVISharesINDEX

iShares ESG MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

$30.89+0.68% vs prior close
283252-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 underlying index is designed to measure the performance of large- and mid-capitalization U.S. equity securities that reflect the performance of a minimum volatility strategy and, relative to the MSCI USA Index, have higher favorable ESG characteristics and lower carbon exposure. 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. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
31.230.028.730.89DAILY NET FLOWMar 30May 29Jul 30Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET +$29K OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$31K of net inflows over the past month, while the price has returned +7.1% so far this year. At 0.18% a year, no lower reported fee appears among the alternatives shown here.

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

$7692.90Tassets under management
0.18%expense ratio · $18 per $10,000 a year
+$31Knet flow, trailing month
487avg daily volume, 30 days
147holdings · US-domiciled
2021listed November 1, 2021 · beta 0.42
The book at a glance
NOW+2.8%AMAT+3.5%NVDA+1.1%MSFT-0.0%AMD+0.6%TRV+1.4%PANW-0.3%WELL-1.4%MRK-1.0%VZ+0.2%VRTX-3.1%MSI+0.5%BNY-0.5%MCK+5.3%WMB+1.8%CSCO+1.0%KO+0.0%TXN+0.4%MA-0.3%GILD-1.0%V+0.1%T-0.4%COR+3.2%CB+1.9%TT+1.5%ADP+2.3%ED+1.3%GEV+3.9%MELI-2.5%ADBE+0.6%PGR+1.8%CL-0.9%MRSH+0.7%CAH+3.4%PEG+0.8%MRVL+1.5%KR+1.5%JNJ-2.3%GWW+2.9%PG-0.9%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1NOWSERVICENOW1.58%$137.76+2.8%
2AMATAPPLIED MATERIALS1.60%$529.30+3.5%
3NVDANVIDIA1.62%$230.86+1.1%
4MSFTMICROSOFT1.63%$512.80-0.0%
5AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES1.60%$615.73+0.6%
6TRVTRAVELERS COMPANIES1.55%$361.64+1.4%
7PANWPALO ALTO NETWORKS1.49%$396.25-0.3%
8WELLWELLTOWER1.53%$226.94-1.4%
9MRKMERCK & CO1.52%$143.81-1.0%
10VZVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS1.44%$45.98+0.2%
11VRTXVERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS1.48%$506.74-3.1%
12MSIMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS1.40%$448.03+0.5%
13BNYBLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST1.43%$143.92-0.5%
14MCKMCKESSON1.34%$898.82+5.3%
15WMBWILLIAMS COMPANIES1.38%$69.22+1.8%

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Sector weights
Information Technology33.19%
Health Care14.75%
Financials12.22%
Consumer Staples8.24%
Industrials7.58%
Energy5.06%
Utilities4.44%
Communication4.41%
Consumer Discretionary4.41%
Real Estate3.08%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.0%
1 month-2.9%
3 months+1.2%
6 months+11.2%
YTD+7.1%
1 year+6.1%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$29K
1 month+$31K
3 months+$29K
YTD+$29K
1 year+$29K

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
9%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
10%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.0%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.6% of the book; the top ten carry 16%. Spread across 159+ names, it behaves like roughly 103 equally-weighted positions.

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

The case against ESMV

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
BBUS JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF0.02%$9.4B+$187M-16bp on fee · +$187M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF0.04%$56.2B+$717M-14bp on fee · +$717M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF0.03%$14.1B+$235M-15bp on fee · +$235M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$34.3B+$148M-14bp on fee · +$148M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$27.5B+$223M-14bp on fee · +$223M in over the monthHead-to-head
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