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iShares U.S. Financials ETF

$126.03+0.29% vs prior close
11413952-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 its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of U.S. companies in the financial sector of the U.S. equity market.

Price & daily flows
133.6126.5119.3126.03DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET −$247M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$194M in net outflows over the past month, about 5.2% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -2.2% so far this year. At 0.40% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ISZE has a reported fee of 0.30%.

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

$3.8Bassets under management
0.40%expense ratio · $40 per $10,000 a year
−$194Mnet flow, trailing month
440Kavg daily volume, 30 days
143holdings · US-domiciled
2000listed May 22, 2000 · beta 0.65
The book at a glance
JPM+0.7%BAC-1.3%GS-0.4%WFC+0.2%C-1.9%MS-0.0%BLK+0.6%SCHW+0.6%PGR+1.8%CB+1.9%SPGI-1.6%BNY-0.5%CME+1.2%USB-0.7%PNC-0.7%HOOD-1.2%ICE-0.4%BX+0.1%MRSH+0.7%TRV+1.4%MCO-1.5%KKR-0.1%AJG+1.6%AON-0.3%ALL+1.1%TFC-0.0%MET+0.2%AFL-0.5%APO-1.5%STT+0.0%NU+5.0%FITB-0.3%AMP+0.5%COINNDAQ-0.4%AIG+1.4%PRU-0.4%MSCIIBKR+0.5%HIG

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1JPMJPMORGAN CHASE11.30%$333.18+0.7%
2BACBANK OF AMERICA4.19%$53.73-1.3%
3GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP3.78%$896.67-0.4%
4WFCWELLS FARGO3.70%$80.25+0.2%
5CCITIGROUP3.54%$127.00-1.9%
6MSMORGAN STANLEY3.49%$188.01-0.0%
7BLKBLACKROCK2.63%$1064.36+0.6%
8SCHWSCHWAB CHARLES2.62%$98.37+0.6%
9PGRPROGRESSIVE1.99%$210.96+1.8%
10CBCHUBB1.89%$331.30+1.9%
11SPGIS&P GLOBAL1.87%$388.16-1.6%
12BNYBLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST1.61%$143.92-0.5%
13CMECME GROUP1.54%$265.10+1.2%
14USBUS BANCORP1.46%$57.36-0.7%
15PNCPNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP1.44%$220.75-0.7%

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Sector weights
Financials99.04%
Information Technology0.45%
Industrials0.3%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.23%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States98.93%
Brazil0.82%
Canada0.27%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.5%
1 month-6.9%
3 months-3.2%
6 months+9.5%
YTD-2.2%
1 year+0.9%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$161M
1 month−$194M
3 months+$348M
YTD−$266M
1 year−$247M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-14.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-9.3%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 11.3% of the book; the top ten carry 39%. Spread across 143+ names, it behaves like roughly 30 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
1calls · latest snapshot
2puts · latest snapshot
2.00put/call ratio
480Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP$49M$49M
HOOD ROBINHOOD$43M$44M
COIN COINBASE GLOBAL$27M$26M
FICO FAIR ISAAC$22M$21M
BAC BANK OF AMERICA$24M$18M

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

The case against IYF

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IYF 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-37bp on fee · 11× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-37bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-36bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-36bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-36bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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