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FALNISharesINDEX

iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF

$25.77-0.62% vs prior close
262852-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 will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the Underlying Index, and the Fund will invest at least 90% of its assets in fixed income securities of the types included in the Underlying Index. The index is designed to reflect the performance of U.S. dollar denominated, high yield corporate bonds that were previously rated investment grade.

Price & daily flows
27.326.826.225.77DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET −$179M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$42M in net outflows over the past month, about 2.7% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -5.6% so far this year. At 0.25% a year, no lower reported fee appears among the alternatives shown here.

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

$1.6Bassets under management
0.25%expense ratio · $25 per $10,000 a year
−$42Mnet flow, trailing month
749Kavg daily volume, 30 days
190holdings · US-domiciled
2016listed June 13, 2016 · beta 0.27
The book at a glance
—3.0%—2.2%—1.9%—1.8%—1.6%—1.5%—1.5%—1.5%—1.4%—1.2%—1.2%—1.2%—1.2%—1.2%—1.1%—1.1%—1.1%—1.0%—1.0%—1.0%—1.0%—1.0%—1.0%—1.0%—0.9%—0.9%—0.9%—0.9%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%—0.8%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1—VODAFONE GROUP PLC3.04%———
2—GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC SR SECURED 144A 01/31 6.752.17%———
3—Resorts World Las Vegas Llc / Rwlv Capi1.85%———
4—PACIFICORP1.81%———
5—UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA) INC1.55%———
6—PERRIGO FINANCE UNLIMITED CO1.50%———
7—HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC1.48%———
8—METHANEX 5.25% 12/15/291.47%———
9—VF CORPORATION1.37%———
10—TRANSOCEAN INC COMPANY GUAR 03/38 6.81.23%———
11—Newell Brands Inc1.21%———
12—HORIZON MUTUAL HOLDINGS INC 144A1.20%———
13—FLUOR CORPORATION1.18%———
14—BOMBARDIER INC 144A1.17%———
15—NORDSTROM INC1.12%———

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Sector weights
Consumer Cyclical21.54%
Communications14.36%
Basic Industry13.34%
Reits9.52%
Energy8.79%
Consumer Non-Cyclical8.4%
Insurance7.72%
Capital Goods5.82%
Finance Companies4.12%
Electric2.43%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States81.34%
Canada6.83%
Italy3.05%
United Kingdom3.04%
Malaysia2.47%
Japan2.05%
Luxembourg1.16%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.7%
1 month-3.7%
3 months-5.0%
6 months-2.6%
YTD-5.6%
1 year-7.0%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$13M
1 month−$42M
3 months−$149M
YTD−$205M
1 year−$179M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
5%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
5%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.2%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 3.0% of the book; the top ten carry 17%. Spread across 160+ names, it behaves like roughly 111 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
2.5Mshares traded
The case against FALN

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FALN 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-22bp on fee · 27× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-22bp on fee · 12× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.3B+$489M-22bp on fee · 10× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$122.8B+$2.3B-20bp on fee · 79× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-21bp on fee · 21× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
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