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KWTISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF

$36.29-1.05% vs prior close
364152-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Oct 1. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

The fund seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI All Kuwait Select Size Liquidity Capped Index (the “underlying index”), which is designed to measure the performance of the Kuwait equity universe. The underlying index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to avoid concentration. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. It may or may not hold all of the securities in the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
38.237.236.336.29DAILY NET FLOWMar 30May 29Jul 30Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN · NET −$2M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$354K of net inflows over the past month, about 0.5% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -5.2% so far this year. At 0.74% a year it is not the cheapest way in — EFAS has a reported fee of 0.56%.

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

$67Massets under management
0.74%expense ratio · $74 per $10,000 a year
+$354Knet flow, trailing month
1Kavg daily volume, 30 days
37holdings · US-domiciled
2020listed September 1, 2020 · beta 0.31
The book at a glance
KRE+0.7%SRE+0.1%ALG+1.0%STC+1.9%SHIPBPCC2.3%BURG1.5%CABLEGBK3.8%HUMANSOFT1.7%KFH22.8%KIB1.7%KPROJ1.3%MABANEE3.6%MEZZANMKHZN1.8%NBK22.5%NIND2.8%NINVWARBABANK3.6%ZAIN4.4%ABK2.8%ALTIJARIA2.2%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1KRESPDR(R) S&P REGIONAL BANKING(SM) ETF2.57%$69.95+0.7%
2SRESEMPRA1.24%$78.05+0.1%
3ALGALAMO GROUP1.25%$156.36+1.0%
4STCSTEWART INFORMATION SERVICES1.65%$50.66+1.9%
5SHIPSEANERGY MARITIME HOLDINGS0.66%$17.33+5.6%
6CGCCANOPY GROWTH0.64%$0.88-1.5%
7ARZANARZAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL0.92%———
8AZNOULASHAMAL AZ ZOUR AL OULA KSC0.69%———
9BOUBYANBOUBYAN BANK K.S.C0.14%———
10BOURSABoursa Kuwait Securities Co. KPSC2.34%———
11BPCCBoubyan Petrochemicals Co. KSCP2.28%———
12BURGBurgan Bank SAK1.52%———
13CABLEGulf Cables & Electrical Industries Group Co. KSCP1.29%———
14GBKGulf Bank KSCP3.75%———
15HUMANSOFTHUMAN SOFT1.74%———

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Sector weights
Financials66.62%
Real Estate11.29%
Industrials7.77%
Communication6.03%
Consumer Discretionary3.61%
Materials2.28%
Consumer Staples0.76%
Utilities0.69%
Energy0.66%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.29%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Kuwait99.79%
United States0.19%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.4%
1 month-4.0%
3 months-0.2%
6 months+2.0%
YTD-5.2%
1 year-8.1%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$353K
1 month+$354K
3 months−$2M
YTD−$11M
1 year−$13M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
8%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-10.7%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 22.8% of the book; the top ten carry 71%. Spread across 40+ names, it behaves like roughly 9 equally-weighted positions.

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

The case against KWT

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat KWT 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-71bp on fee · 623× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-71bp on fee · 273× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-70bp on fee · 494× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-70bp on fee · 355× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-70bp on fee · 279× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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