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IWCISharesINDEX

iShares Micro-Cap ETF

$186.68+0.83% vs prior close
14420152-WK

Price through Oct 2 · Flows through Oct 2. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 3. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 3.

The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents, as well as in securities not included in the underlying index, but which the advisor believes will help the fund track the underlying index.

Price & daily flows
188.7172.4156.2186.68DAILY NET FLOWOct 3Feb 3Jun 2Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$96M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$65M in net outflows over the past month, about 4.8% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +18.4% so far this year. At 0.60% a year it is not the cheapest way in — FDHT has a reported fee of 0.39%.

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

$1.3Bassets under management
0.60%expense ratio · $60 per $10,000 a year
−$65Mnet flow, trailing month
169Kavg daily volume, 30 days
1473holdings · US-domiciled
2005listed August 12, 2005 · beta 1.40
The book at a glance
CDNA+1.4%PENG+11.6%OUST+8.6%SLS+3.6%PURR-1.2%ASST-0.3%INOD-2.5%NRIX-1.5%TILE+1.3%BFLY+4.9%VRDN+2.2%BAND+2.1%MBX+3.5%URGN+2.1%ALNT+2.0%PRCH+3.3%LIND+3.4%NAT+3.1%ABSI+3.0%QCRH+1.7%PGEN+4.0%DCOM+0.9%OBK+1.9%BLFS+1.4%BFC+2.1%XERS-1.8%CNOB+1.5%ETON+6.5%EFC-0.9%AMBQ-1.4%ARLO+0.1%PEBO+1.6%OMER+0.8%PNTG+1.2%IDT-1.3%NUVB-7.6%REX-0.9%OSBC+1.3%SCSC-0.8%APPS-3.3%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1CDNACAREDX0.80%$67.15+1.4%
2PENGPenguin Solutions0.65%$61.36+11.6%
3OUSTOUSTER0.64%$44.39+8.6%
4SLSSELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP0.54%$11.74+3.6%
5PURRHyperliquid Strategies0.54%$11.89-1.2%
6ASSTASSET ENTITIES0.53%$30.03-0.3%
7INODINNODATA0.54%$70.07-2.5%
8NRIXNURIX THERAPEUTICS0.53%$22.99-1.5%
9TILEINTERFACE0.47%$34.89+1.3%
10BFLYBUTTERFLY NETWORK0.44%$8.95+4.9%
11VRDNVIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS0.45%$19.40+2.2%
12BANDBANDWIDTH0.44%$63.74+2.1%
13MBXMBX Biosciences0.41%$58.51+3.5%
14URGNUROGEN PHARMA0.41%$41.40+2.1%
15ALNTALLIENT INC0.41%$118.30+2.0%

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Sector weights
Health Care27.08%
Financials25%
Industrials12.84%
Information Technology11.9%
Consumer Discretionary7%
Energy4.24%
Materials3.49%
Communication3.14%
Real Estate2.25%
Consumer Staples1.82%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States98.42%
Israel0.39%
Bermuda0.35%
Canada0.23%
Monaco0.17%
China0.14%
Norway0.13%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.6%
1 month-4.2%
3 months-5.5%
6 months+16.2%
YTD+18.4%
1 year+22.8%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$47M
1 month−$65M
3 months−$73M
YTD+$47M
1 year+$96M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
15%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
24%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.1%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 0.8% of the book; the top ten carry 6%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 207 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
229Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
ASST ASSET ENTITIES$10M$9M
INOD INNODATA$2M$2M
PENG Penguin Solutions$2M$1M
SLS SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP$1M$1M
FCEL FUELCELL ENERGY$1M$1M

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

The case against IWC

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IWC 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-57bp on fee · 31× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-57bp on fee · 14× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-56bp on fee · 25× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-56bp on fee · 18× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-56bp on fee · 14× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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