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MXIISharesINDEX

iShares Global Materials ETF

$106.12-0.81% vs prior close
8811852-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 index measures the performance of companies that SPDJI deems to be part of the materials sector of the economy and that SPDJI believes are important to global markets. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents.

Price & daily flows
111.9103.294.5106.12DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$109M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$67M of net inflows over the past month, about 15.7% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +9.8% so far this year. At 0.41% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLB has a reported fee of 0.09%.

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

$429Massets under management
0.41%expense ratio · $41 per $10,000 a year
+$67Mnet flow, trailing month
41Kavg daily volume, 30 days
122holdings · US-domiciled
2006listed September 12, 2006 · beta 1.08
The book at a glance
BHP-0.2%LIN-1.1%NEM-0.6%FCX-1.0%AEM-1.5%SHW-0.8%ECL-1.2%APD-1.8%WPM-0.2%CRH-1.3%NUE+1.0%VALE+0.3%FNV-1.0%RIO-1.4%NTR-0.7%VMC-0.3%STLD+2.1%MLM-0.1%MT-3.3%PPG+0.3%SW-2.4%IFF-0.4%PKG+0.2%DOW+0.2%AMCR-0.1%CFIPAAL-1.8%BALLABX-2.1%CTVAAI+1.1%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1BHPBHP GROUP6.99%$84.65-0.2%
2LINLINDE7.09%$469.45-1.1%
3NEMNEWMONT4.01%$114.67-0.6%
4FCXFREEPORT-MCMORAN3.30%$69.28-1.0%
5AEMAGNICO EAGLE MINES3.06%$180.59-1.5%
6SHWSHERWIN WILLIAMS2.45%$320.78-0.8%
7ECLECOLAB2.28%$271.26-1.2%
8APDAIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS2.02%$273.33-1.8%
9WPMWHEATON PRECIOUS METALS2.00%$133.42-0.2%
10CRHCRH PUBLIC LTD1.83%$81.70-1.3%
11NUENUCOR1.74%$235.98+1.0%
12VALEVALE1.48%$13.45+0.3%
13FNVFRANCO NEVADA1.56%$235.79-1.0%
14HEIHEICO0.68%$306.39+1.1%
15RIORIO TINTO1.39%$92.87-1.4%

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Sector weights
Materials99.52%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.42%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States36.89%
Canada12.94%
Australia11.83%
United Kingdom8.89%
Japan6.9%
France5.02%
Switzerland3.77%
Germany2.78%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.9%
1 month-6.7%
3 months+0.2%
6 months+3.2%
YTD+9.8%
1 year+15.0%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$13K
1 month+$67M
3 months+$118M
YTD+$173M
1 year+$168M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
17%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
22%realized volatility, 1 year
-16.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-10.4%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 7.1% of the book; the top ten carry 38%. Spread across 100+ names, it behaves like roughly 40 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
13puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
9Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
FCX FREEPORT-MCMORAN$7M$7M
AEM AGNICO EAGLE MINES$689,676$4M
ALB ALBEMARLE$2M$2M
LIN LINDE$2M$510,216
AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP$1M$1M

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

The case against MXI

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat MXI 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-38bp on fee · 97× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-38bp on fee · 42× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-37bp on fee · 77× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-37bp on fee · 55× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-37bp on fee · 43× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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