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FMISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF

$27.19+0.41% vs prior close

Price through Jan 6, 2025 · Flows through Jan 6, 2025. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.

The index aims to reflect the performance of frontier markets and the lower size spectrum of emerging markets, while putting a stronger emphasis on tradability and investability of the constituents compared to the parent index. 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 underlying index.

FM price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateFM close
Jan 2, 2025$27.09
Jan 3, 2025$27.08
Jan 6, 2025$27.19

Daily net flows, YTD

Net outflow over the range: −$1M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Jan 2−$1.4MJan 3$0Jan 6$0Jan 2−$1.4MJan 3$0Jan 6$0Jan 2−$1.4MJan 3$0Jan 6
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jan 2$0
Jan 3−$1.4M
Jan 6$0
$188Massets under management
0.79%expense ratio · $79 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
—avg daily volume, 30 days
180holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed September 12, 2012

Sector weights

  • Consumer Cyclical100%
  • Other64.63%
  • Materials64.09%
  • Finance43.44%
  • Consumer Discretionary33.47%
  • Non-Energy Minerals12.35%
  • Consumer Non-Durables6.78%
  • Energy Minerals5.66%
  • Communications5.52%
  • Process Industries3.42%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Consumer Cyclical100%
Other64.63%
Materials64.09%
Finance43.44%
Consumer Discretionary33.47%
Non-Energy Minerals12.35%
Consumer Non-Durables6.78%
Energy Minerals5.66%
Communications5.52%
Process Industries3.42%

Country weights

  • Other61.37%
  • Kuwait26.85%
  • Viet Nam12.65%
  • Kazakhstan12.38%
  • Romania8.55%
  • Kenya8.52%
  • Nigeria8.3%
  • Bahrain7.2%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Other61.37%
Kuwait26.85%
Viet Nam12.65%
Kazakhstan12.38%
Romania8.55%
Kenya8.52%
Nigeria8.3%
Bahrain7.2%
Performance
1 week0.0%
1 month0.0%
3 months0.0%
6 months0.0%
YTD—
1 year0.0%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$23.4MFeb$0Mar−$24.6MApr$0May−$79.3MJun−$63MJul−$35MAug−$6.8MSep−$12.6MOct−$7MNov−$4.2MDec−$1.4MJanFebMarAprMay−$79.3MJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−$1.4MJanFebApr−$79.3MJunAugOct−$1.4MJan
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Feb−$23.4M
Mar$0
Apr−$24.6M
May$0
Jun−$79.3M
Jul−$63M
Aug−$35M
Sep−$6.8M
Oct−$12.6M
Nov−$7M
Dec−$4.2M
Jan−$1.4M
The case against FM

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.2B+$609M-76bp on fee · 219× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-76bp on fee · 98× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-75bp on fee · 172× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-75bp on fee · 99× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$191B+$817M-72bp on fee · 1016× the assets · +$817M in over the monthHead-to-head
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