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AIAISharesINDEX

iShares Asia 50 ETF

$131.02+1.64% vs prior close
9215152-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

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. It is non-diversified.

AIA price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateAIA close
Sep 28, 2026$143.44
Sep 29, 2026$144.07
Sep 30, 2026$142.17
Oct 1, 2026$143.06
Oct 2, 2026$144.67
Oct 5, 2026$146.85
Oct 6, 2026$144.62
Oct 7, 2026$142.47
Oct 8, 2026$138.97
Oct 9, 2026$140.42
Oct 12, 2026$138.89
Oct 13, 2026$136.98
Oct 14, 2026$133.82
Oct 15, 2026$132.05
Oct 16, 2026$128.64
Oct 19, 2026$130.22
Oct 20, 2026$129.86
Oct 21, 2026$131.52
Oct 22, 2026$126.53
Oct 23, 2026$127.69
Oct 26, 2026$128.90
Oct 27, 2026$131.02

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$83M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 28+$81.1MSep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22−$54MOct 26Sep 28+$81.1MSep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22−$54MOct 26Sep 28+$81.1MOct 5Oct 12Oct 19−$54MOct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28$0
Sep 29−$21.9M
Sep 30$81.1M
Oct 1−$59.3M
Oct 2$0
Oct 5$0
Oct 6$0
Oct 7$14.2M
Oct 8$0
Oct 9$0
Oct 12$0
Oct 13$0
Oct 14$13.4M
Oct 15$51.4M
Oct 16−$25.1M
Oct 19$13.1M
Oct 20$7.3M
Oct 21−$7.4M
Oct 22$0
Oct 23$69.8M
Oct 26−$54M
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$83M of net inflows over the past month, about 1.8% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +34.4% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IVV has a reported fee of 0.03%.

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

$4.5Bassets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
+$83Mnet flow, trailing month
383Kavg daily volume, 30 days
65holdings · US-domiciled
2007listed November 13, 2007 · beta 1.87
The book at a glance
0006605.8%00538000593013.4%0059351.8%05555011055600.8%121112992.0%13031.1%13981.6%18101.3%23031.0%23081.9%23171.9%23180.9%233023.5%24544.2%28810.9%28820.7%28910.9%289936901.1%37111.4%3881.2%

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1—HKD CASH0.03%———
2—TWD CASH0.05%———
3—USD CASH0.51%———
4000270KIA CORPORATION CORP0.40%———
5000660SK HYNIX INC5.79%———
6005380HYUNDAI MOTOR0.63%———
7005385HYUNDAI MOTOR S1 PREF0.06%———
8005387HYUNDAI MOTOR S2 PREF0.09%———
9005930SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD13.42%———
10005935SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE1.84%———
11012450HANWHA AEROSPACE LTD0.42%———
12034020DOOSAN ENERBILITY LTD0.42%———
13035420NAVER CORP0.43%———
14055550SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP LTD0.62%———
151CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LTD0.47%———

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Sector weights

  • Information Technology57.26%
  • Financials21.09%
  • Consumer Discretionary8.45%
  • Communication6.55%
  • Industrials2.92%
  • Materials1.59%
  • Health Care0.6%
  • Cash and/or Derivatives0.57%
  • Energy0.55%
  • Real Estate0.43%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Information Technology57.26%
Financials21.09%
Consumer Discretionary8.45%
Communication6.55%
Industrials2.92%
Materials1.59%
Health Care0.6%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.57%
Energy0.55%
Real Estate0.43%

Country weights

  • Taiwan40.05%
  • Korea (South)25.89%
  • China23%
  • Singapore5.81%
  • Hong Kong4.57%
  • United States0.65%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Taiwan40.05%
Korea (South)25.89%
China23%
Singapore5.81%
Hong Kong4.57%
United States0.65%
Performance
1 week-0.4%
1 month-9.4%
3 months+0.1%
6 months+6.0%
YTD+34.4%
1 year+31.1%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$8M
1 month+$83M
3 months+$87M
YTD+$1.9B
1 year+$2.3B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$291.3MOct+$112.4MNov+$181.6MDec+$262.9MJan+$788.9MFeb+$447.2MMar+$175.8MApr+$193.8MMay+$63.4MJul+$291.3MAug−$297.9MSep+$23.4MOctOctNovDecJan+$788.9MFebMarAprMayJulAugSep+$23.4MOctOctDec+$788.9MFebAprJul+$23.4MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$291.3M
Nov$112.4M
Dec$181.6M
Jan$262.9M
Feb$788.9M
Mar$447.2M
Apr$175.8M
May$193.8M
Jul$63.4M
Aug$291.3M
Sep−$297.9M
Oct$23.4M
The risk read
26%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
33%realized volatility, 1 year
-17.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-13.0%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 23.5% of the book; the top ten carry 64%. Spread across 58+ names, it behaves like roughly 11 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
6calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
259Kshares traded
The case against AIA

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
BBUS JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF0.02%$9.6B+$187M-48bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$187M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF0.04%$57.9B+$717M-46bp on fee · 13× the assets · +$717M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF0.03%$14.2B+$235M-47bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$235M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$34.8B+$148M-46bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$148M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$27.3B+$223M-46bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$223M in over the monthHead-to-head
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