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LDEMISharesINDEX

iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF

$56.82-0.34% vs prior close
566552-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 23, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

The fund generally will invest at least 90% 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 underlying index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to reflect the equity performance of emerging market companies with favorable environmental, social and governance ("ESG") characteristics. It is non-diversified.

LDEM price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateLDEM close
Sep 28, 2026$60.89
Sep 29, 2026$60.79
Sep 30, 2026$60.50
Oct 1, 2026$60.37
Oct 2, 2026$60.68
Oct 5, 2026$61.65
Oct 6, 2026$61.71
Oct 7, 2026$60.90
Oct 8, 2026$59.87
Oct 9, 2026$60.72
Oct 12, 2026$60.24
Oct 13, 2026$60.00
Oct 14, 2026$59.03
Oct 15, 2026$59.16
Oct 16, 2026$58.30
Oct 19, 2026$58.58
Oct 20, 2026$58.53
Oct 21, 2026$58.48
Oct 22, 2026$56.99
Oct 23, 2026$57.01
Oct 26, 2026$56.82

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$0M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 23Sep 25Sep 29Oct 1Oct 5Oct 7−$928.7KOct 9Oct 13Oct 15Oct 19Oct 21$0Oct 23Sep 23Sep 28Oct 1Oct 6−$928.7KOct 9Oct 14Oct 19$0Oct 23Sep 23Oct 1−$928.7KOct 9Oct 19$0Oct 23
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 23$674.2K
Sep 24−$313.6K
Sep 25−$519.7K
Sep 28$232K
Sep 29$75.2K
Sep 30−$75.2K
Oct 1$0
Oct 2$0
Oct 5$0
Oct 6−$30.4K
Oct 7$513.7K
Oct 8$40.3K
Oct 9−$928.7K
Oct 12$397.3K
Oct 13$0
Oct 14$470.6K
Oct 15−$470.6K
Oct 16$412.1K
Oct 19−$412.1K
Oct 20$0
Oct 21$0
Oct 22$0
Oct 23$0
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$224K of net inflows over the past month, about 0.7% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -2.2% so far this year. At 0.17% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

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

$31Massets under management
0.17%expense ratio · $17 per $10,000 a year
+$224Knet flow, trailing month
1Kavg daily volume, 30 days
496holdings · US-domiciled
2020listed February 5, 2020 · beta 1.23
The book at a glance
LTM-6.2%FAB+0.0%MTN+1.9%TMABG+0.2%NRP+0.5%CLS-5.1%INFY+0.6%SLM+1.1%GFI+1.8%VAL+1.9%BAP+1.0%SCC.R+0.2%VOD-0.3%HTHT+2.4%PPC-2.8%BZ+1.2%BVN+1.9%DSY-4.2%BH.R-1.4%ACP0025940035500.1%

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1LTMLATAM AIRLINES GROUP SA0.18%$43.38-6.2%
2FABFIRST TRUST MULTI CAP VALUE ALPHADEX FUND0.50%$105.21+0.0%
3MTNVAIL RESORTS0.46%$149.40+1.9%
4TMTOYOTA MOTOR0.05%$197.64+0.4%
5ABGASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP0.25%$172.96+0.2%
6NRPNATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP0.12%$116.62+0.5%
7CLSCELESTICA0.07%$246.65-5.1%
8INFYINFOSYS0.83%$12.43+0.6%
9SLMSLM0.20%$19.62+1.1%
10GFIGOLD FIELDS0.71%$35.20+1.8%
11VALVALARIS0.41%$99.18+1.9%
12BAPCREDICORP0.57%$374.02+1.0%
13SCC.RSCHWAB CORE BOND ETF0.13%$24.68+0.2%
14VODVODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD0.14%$15.70-0.3%
15HTHTH WORLD GROUP0.19%$47.35+2.4%

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Sector weights

  • Financials27.65%
  • Information Technology18.27%
  • Consumer Discretionary12.95%
  • Communication9.61%
  • Industrials7.81%
  • Materials7.17%
  • Energy4.42%
  • Health Care3.85%
  • Consumer Staples3.69%
  • Utilities2.76%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Financials27.65%
Information Technology18.27%
Consumer Discretionary12.95%
Communication9.61%
Industrials7.81%
Materials7.17%
Energy4.42%
Health Care3.85%
Consumer Staples3.69%
Utilities2.76%

Country weights

  • China31.09%
  • Taiwan16.88%
  • Korea (South)14.23%
  • India9.91%
  • South Africa6.07%
  • Brazil4.47%
  • Mexico2.94%
  • Saudi Arabia2.49%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
China31.09%
Taiwan16.88%
Korea (South)14.23%
India9.91%
South Africa6.07%
Brazil4.47%
Mexico2.94%
Saudi Arabia2.49%
Performance
1 week-2.9%
1 month-7.4%
3 months-2.4%
6 months-8.7%
YTD-2.2%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month+$224K
3 months−$15K
YTD−$31K
1 year−$31K

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Oct$0Nov$0Dec$0Jan$0Feb$0Mar$0Apr$0May−$350.8KJul+$329.6KAug−$2.4KSep−$7.8KOctOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay−$350.8KJulAugSep−$7.8KOctOctDecFebApr−$350.8KJul−$7.8KOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$0
Nov$0
Dec$0
Jan$0
Feb$0
Mar$0
Apr$0
May$0
Jul−$350.8K
Aug$329.6K
Sep−$2.4K
Oct−$7.8K
The risk read
16%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
20%realized volatility, 1 year
-13.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-12.1%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 5.3% of the book; the top ten carry 24%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 41 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
13Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
CLS CELESTICA$20M$24M
VOD VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD$151,456$161,912
SM SM ENERGY$140,021$168,227
TM TOYOTA MOTOR$195,293$102,580
INFY INFOSYS$82,818$183,748

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The case against LDEM

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-14bp on fee · 1296× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-14bp on fee · 585× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-13bp on fee · 1033× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-13bp on fee · 756× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-13bp on fee · 592× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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