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SMMVISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF

$44.59+0.24% vs prior close
424852-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 its underlying index. The index has been developed by MSCI Inc (the "index provider" or "MSCI") to measure the performance of small-capitalization U.S. equities that in the aggregate have lower volatility characteristics relative to the small-capitalization U.S. equity market.

Price & daily flows
46.846.045.144.59DAILY NET FLOWSep 1Sep 11Sep 22Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET −$4M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$4M in net outflows over the past month, about 1.7% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +2.9% so far this year. At 0.20% a year it is not the cheapest way in — GSIG has a reported fee of 0.14%.

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

$267Massets under management
0.20%expense ratio · $20 per $10,000 a year
−$4Mnet flow, trailing month
11Kavg daily volume, 30 days
300holdings · US-domiciled
2016listed September 7, 2016 · beta 0.30
The book at a glance
PNW+1.7%RNR+1.5%OHI-2.3%ADC-2.7%THG+1.3%NYT+0.0%IDA+0.9%OGE+0.6%CTRE-1.8%SCI+0.5%CHE-0.4%FCFS-1.5%MSGS-1.5%ELS-1.2%ROIV-2.9%ENSG-1.4%INGR-0.9%DBX+0.7%EHC-2.0%SNX+5.8%BJ+2.6%LSTR+0.9%SIGI+1.6%WTM+0.3%RLI+1.6%NNN-2.2%SBRA-2.6%BOX+3.3%DT+2.6%PAGP+0.1%FCN+5.4%GNTX+1.0%PTGX-1.2%RNG+4.8%PECO+0.4%BMRN-2.6%DTM+0.5%AOS+0.5%HSIC+1.1%MMSI-0.1%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1PNWPINNACLE WEST CAPITAL1.39%$94.63+1.7%
2RNRRENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS1.29%$322.99+1.5%
3OHIOMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS1.35%$45.23-2.3%
4ADCAGREE REALTY1.34%$65.03-2.7%
5THGHANOVER INSURANCE GROUP1.17%$216.94+1.3%
6NYTNEW YORK TIMES1.13%$63.71+0.0%
7IDAIDACORP1.17%$131.86+0.9%
8OGEOGE ENERGY1.13%$45.67+0.6%
9CTRECARETRUST REIT1.10%$35.91-1.8%
10SCISERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL1.07%$76.50+0.5%
11CHECHEMED1.03%$502.90-0.4%
12FCFSFIRSTCASH HOLDINGS1.00%$208.15-1.5%
13MSGSMADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS0.96%$399.19-1.5%
14ELSEQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES0.98%$57.62-1.2%
15ROIVROIVANT SCIENCES0.88%$35.50-2.9%

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Performance
1 week-0.6%
1 month-5.3%
3 months-3.5%
6 months+3.4%
YTD+2.9%
1 year+3.8%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$5M
1 month−$4M
3 months−$14M
YTD−$36M
1 year−$49M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
7%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
9%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.7%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.4% of the book; the top ten carry 12%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 163 equally-weighted positions.

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

The case against SMMV

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat SMMV on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-17bp on fee · 68× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.3B+$489M-17bp on fee · 61× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$122.8B+$2.3B-15bp on fee · 460× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-16bp on fee · 89× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-16bp on fee · 70× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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