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iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF

$75.93-0.89% vs prior close
589952-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 the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index has been developed by MSCI Inc. (the "index provider" or "MSCI") to target a minimum of 30 companies in developed and emerging markets that are involved in the business of gold mining. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
90.678.967.1Wed Sep 16 · The alternatives shelf splits into $2.8B pooled funds and $18,000 SPVsTue Sep 15 · The premium has moved from the book to the gatekeeperTue Sep 15 · Managers are filing 2027's wrappers before they have the moneyTue Sep 15 · Bessemer filed the adviser class before the capital75.93DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$244M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$96M of net inflows over the past month, about 4.1% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +3.1% so far this year. At 0.39% 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

$2.3Bassets under management
0.39%expense ratio · $39 per $10,000 a year
+$96Mnet flow, trailing month
681Kavg daily volume, 30 days
55holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed January 31, 2012 · beta 1.85
The book at a glance
NEM-0.6%AEM-1.5%BTOWPM-0.2%GFI-0.9%CDE-0.2%PAAS-1.2%CG+1.8%AGI-1.5%EQX-2.6%TXGEDV-1.1%SSRM+0.3%ABX-2.1%20992259ANG4.3%GMD1.4%GMIN1.3%HARIMG2.2%K4.0%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1RSGREPUBLIC SERVICES0.53%$206.98-1.4%
2EMREMERSON ELECTRIC0.75%$158.57+2.2%
3NEMNEWMONT16.78%$114.67-0.6%
4AEMAGNICO EAGLE MINES12.40%$180.59-1.5%
5BTOJOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND1.44%$35.81-0.2%
6WPMWHEATON PRECIOUS METALS7.35%$133.42-0.2%
7DRDDRDGOLD0.59%$24.24-0.0%
8GFIGOLD FIELDS4.08%$35.79-0.9%
9CDECOEUR MINING3.30%$17.56-0.2%
10PAASPAN AMERICAN SILVER3.17%$44.98-1.2%
11CGCARLYLE GROUP1.35%$40.39+1.8%
12AGIALAMOS GOLD2.51%$31.89-1.5%
13EQXEQUINOX GOLD2.45%$10.82-2.6%
14TXG10X GENOMICS1.20%$88.76-1.8%
15EDVVANGUARD EXTENDED DURATION TREASURY INDEX FUND2.07%$54.85-1.1%

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Sector weights
Materials99.64%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.36%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Canada55.88%
United States20.62%
South Africa10.94%
Australia5.95%
United Kingdom3.69%
China2.52%
Turkey0.39%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-6.7%
1 month-8.7%
3 months+17.5%
6 months+2.6%
YTD+3.1%
1 year+15.8%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$282K
1 month+$96M
3 months−$470M
YTD−$635M
1 year−$378M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
41%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
52%realized volatility, 1 year
-39.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-23.6%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 16.8% of the book; the top ten carry 66%. Spread across 45+ names, it behaves like roughly 15 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
3calls · latest snapshot
4puts · latest snapshot
1.33put/call ratio
491Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
AEM AGNICO EAGLE MINES$689,676$4M
EMR EMERSON ELECTRIC$869,178$2M
NEM NEWMONT$1M$1M
PAAS PAN AMERICAN SILVER$426,193$2M
WPM WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS$764,666$804,583

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

The case against RING

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat RING 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-36bp on fee · 18× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-36bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-35bp on fee · 14× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-35bp on fee · 10× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-35bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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