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SCJISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

$108.84-0.60% vs prior close
8811152-WK

Price through Sep 30 · Flows through Sep 29. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 2. 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 is designed to measure the performance of equity securities of small-capitalization companies in Japan.

Price & daily flows
106.099.593.1108.84DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$49M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$22M in net outflows over the past month, about 9.1% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +18.6% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — SIMS has a reported fee of 0.45%.

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

$242Massets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
−$22Mnet flow, trailing month
39Kavg daily volume, 30 days
865holdings · US-domiciled
2007listed December 19, 2007 · beta 0.80
The book at a glance
—1.0%13320.1%13330.1%1377140714140.1%14170.1%141A0.1%15150.1%16620.1%17210.3%172318080.3%18200.1%18330.1%183518601861186A19110.3%19260.1%194119420.3%19440.3%19510.2%195219590.1%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1—JPY CASH1.04%———
21332NISSUI CORP0.14%———
31333MARUHA NICHIRO CORP0.07%———
41377SAKATA SEED CORP0.05%———
51407WEST HOLDINGS CORP0.03%———
61414SHO-BOND HOLDINGS LTD0.09%———
71417MIRAIT ONE CORP0.14%———
8141ATRIAL HOLDINGS INC0.07%———
91515CHINA RESOURCES MEDICAL HLDGS LTD0.07%———
101662JAPAN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION LTD0.12%———
111663K&O ENERGY GROUP INC0.02%———
12167ARYOYO RYOSAN HOLDINGS INC0.04%———
131719HAZAMA ANDO CORP0.13%———
141720TOKYU CONSTRUCTION LTD0.04%———
151721COMSYS HOLDINGS CORP0.28%———

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Sector weights
Industrials24.84%
Consumer Discretionary13.55%
Information Technology13.34%
Financials12.82%
Materials10.48%
Consumer Staples7.59%
Real Estate6.82%
Health Care3.94%
Communication2.66%
Utilities2.08%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Japan99.93%
United States0.07%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.8%
1 month0.0%
3 months+1.6%
6 months+15.1%
YTD+18.6%
1 year+19.1%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$22M
1 month−$22M
3 months−$22M
YTD+$40M
1 year+$49M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
16%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
18%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.8%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.0% of the book; the top ten carry 5%. Spread across 249+ names, it behaves like roughly 134 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
24Kshares traded
The case against SCJ

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat SCJ 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-47bp on fee · 171× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-47bp on fee · 75× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$122.8B+$2.3B-45bp on fee · 507× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-46bp on fee · 136× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-46bp on fee · 98× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
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