FlexShares Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor Tilt Index ETF.com segment: Equity: Emerging Markets - Total Market Competing ETFs: PXH, EMDV, REEM, KEMP, TLEH Related ETF Channels: Smart-Beta ETFs, Emerging Markets, Broad-based, Total Market, Equity, Fundamental, Size and Style Find more ETFs with our ETF Screener and Database *Unless otherwise stated, data provided by FactSet. C 84 FUND DESCRIPTION tracks an index of equities from emerging market countries. The index underweights large-cap and growth stocks in favor of small-cap and value stocks. FACTSET ANALYTICS INSIGHT seeks smaller firms in the Emerging Markets Total Market segment with an eye toward value picks. The index provider does this by using factors like earnings and dividend yield to reallocate the weight of the market to firms exhibiting a value bias and re-weighting the market capitalization to favor small firms. Despite the novel approach, 's sector tilts tend to be fairly mild, and its most salient departure from the benchmark is its tilt towards small- and micro-caps. isn't much of a trader's fund due to large spreads, and block liquidity is weak creates and redeems are all but certain to move underlying prices. The fund charges a reasonable fee for the segment, though it's far from cheap, and realized holding costs are likely to be higher to due to laggy tracking. SUMMARY DATA Issuer Brand Inception Date Legal Structure Expense Ratio Assets Under Management Average Daily $ Average Spread (%) PORTFOLIO DATA Northern Trust FlexShares 09/28/12 Open-Ended Fund 0.59% $517.11M $2.60M 0.21% MSCI ESG ANALYTICS INSIGHT The MSCI ESG Fund Quality Score measures the ability of ETF underlying holdings to manage key medium to long-term risks and opportunities arising from environmental, social, and governance factors, as determined by MSCI ESG Research LLC. As of February 20, 2019 the FlexShares Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor Tilt Index MSCI ESG Fund Quality Score is 4.18 out of 10. The fund s Peer Rank reflects the ranking of a fund s MSCI ESG Fund Quality Score against the scores of other funds within the same peer group, as defined by the Thomson Reuters Lipper Global Classification. ranks in the 16th percentile within its peer group and in the 11st percentile within the global universe of all funds in MSCI ESG Fund Metrics coverage. Weighted Average Market Cap Price / Earnings Ratio Price / Book Ratio Distribution Yield Next Ex-Dividend Date Number of Holdings INDEX DATA Index Tracked $47.26B 8.98 0.99 2.74% 03/15/19 2231 Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor Tilt Index Index Weighting Methodology Index Selection Methodology Fundamental Market Cap MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index
1 Year Daily Price ($) 65.00 60.00 55.00 50.00 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec `19 Feb 800k PERFORMANCE [as of 02/20/19] 1 MONTH 3 MONTHS YTD 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS 3.89% 10.10% 10.67% -11.07% 14.04% 3.84% -- (NAV) 4.18% 7.73% 9.13% -10.85% 13.80% 3.93% -- Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor 4.29% 7.86% 9.23% -10.17% 14.63% 4.56% -- Tilt Index MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index 3.15% 8.08% 8.46% -10.45% 14.16% 4.17% 10.41% All returns over 1 year are annualized. All returns are total returns unless otherwise stated. TOP 10 COUNTRIES Hong Kong 25.68% China 5.64% Korea, Republic of 16.75% South Africa 4.93% Taiwan, Province of China 12.83% Russian Federation 2.97% India 6.87% Mexico 2.13% Brazil 6.35% Thailand TOP 10 SECTORS Financials 29.76% Energy 6.85% Technology 19.34% Consumer Non-Cyclicals 4.79% Basic Materials 11.34% Utilities 4.28% Industrials 8.91% Telecommunications Serv 3.42% Consumer Cyclicals 8.40% Healthcare 1.70% TOP 10 HOLDINGS Samsung Electronics Co., 3.94% Industrial and Commercia 1.03% Tencent Holdings Ltd. China Mobile Limited 1.01% Alibaba Group Holding Lt 1.81% Naspers Limited Class N 0.81% China Construction Bank 1.65% SK hynix Inc 0.68% Taiwan Semiconductor M 1.17% Vale S.A. 0.67% Total Top 10 Weighting 14.74%
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TAX EXPOSURES FUND STRUCTURE Expense Ratio Median Tracking Difference (12 Mo) Max. Upside Deviation (12 Mo) Max. Downside Deviation (12 Mo) 0.59% -0.58% -0.37% -0.84% Max LT/ST Capital Gains Rate Capital Gains Distributions (3 Year) Tax on Distributions Distributes K1 20.00% / 39.60% -- Qualified dividends No Legal Structure OTC Derivative Use Securities Lending Active Securities Lending Split (Fund/Issuer) ETN Counterparty Open-Ended Fund No Yes No Policy N/A ETN Counterparty Risk N/A Fund Closure Risk Low Portfolio Disclosure Daily
Daily Spread 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0% FACTSET ANALYTICS BLOCK LIQUIDITY As of 02/21/19 5 4 3 2 1 This measurement shows how easy it is to trade a $1 million USD block of. is rated a 4 out of 5. Premium/Discount 2.0% TRADABILITY Avg. Daily Share 52,797 0.0% Average Daily $ $2.60M -2.0% Median Daily Share 29,993-4.0% 600k 400k 200k Median Daily ($) Average Spread (%) Average Spread ($) $1.52M 0.21% $0.11 Apr May Jul Sep Oct Dec Feb Median Premium / Discount (12 Mo) -0.29% Max. Premium / Discount (12 Mo) 2.17% / -3.15% Impediment to Creations None Market Hours Overlap 14.00% Creation Unit Size (Shares) 100,000 Creation Unit/Day (45 Day Average) 0.30 Creation Unit Cost (%) 0.48% Underlying / Unit 0.66% Open Interest on ETF Options -- Net Asset Value (Yesterday) $52.80 ETF.com Implied Liquidity 4 SECTOR/INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN TOP 10 HOLDINGS PERFORMANCE STATISTICS Financials 29.76% 26.20% Technology 19.34% 25.37% Basic Materials 11.34% 7.59% Industrials 8.91% 6.02% Consumer Cyclicals 8.40% 7.65% Energy 6.85% 7.75% Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Tencent Holdings Ltd. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR China Construction Bank Corporation Class H Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited Class H 3.94% 1.81% 1.65% 1.17% 1.03% Goodness of Fit (R2) Beta Up Beta Down Beta Downside Standard Deviation 0.96 0.93 0.89 0.96 0.19% MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index MSCI ESG RATINGS
Consumer Non- Cyclicals 4.79% 6.52% Utilities 4.28% 2.84% Telecommunications Services 3.42% 4.19% Healthcare 1.70% 3.07% COUNTRIES China Mobile Limited Naspers Limited Class N SK hynix Inc Vale S.A. Total Top 10 Weighting 1.01% 0.81% 0.68% 0.67% 14.74% Hong Kong 25.68% 20.75% MSCI ESG Quality Score Peer Group Percentile Rank Global Percentile Rank SRI Screening Criteria Exposure Exposure to Sustainable Impact Solutions Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (t CO2e/$M Sales) 4.18 / 10 16.28 11.45 3.22% 3.02% 442.13 Korea, Republic of 16.75% 14.11% Taiwan, Province of China 12.83% 12.11% India 6.87% 10.17% Brazil 6.35% 7.84% China 5.64% 6.87% South Africa 4.93% 6.05% Russian Federation 2.97% 3.35% BENCHMARK COMPARISON HOLDINGS Number of Holdings Constituents Shared Holdings Shared Holdings Weight 2231 2643 1,816 62.64% Mexico 2.13% 2.88% Thailand 2.63% BENCHMARK COMPARISON SUMMARY REGIONS Asia-Pacific 75.44% 72.73% Latin America 10.58% 12.35% Middle East & Africa 6.98% 8.07% Europe 6.68% 6.18% North America 0.32% 0.67% Number of Holdings Weighted Average Market Cap Price / Earnings Ratio Price / Book Ratio 2231 2643 $47.26B $69.08B 8.98 11.60 0.99 1.45 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Dividend Yield 3.61% 2.87% Concentration Low Low Developed Countries 56.25% 48.22% Emerging Countries 43.75% 51.78% 2019 ETF.com The data and information contained herein is not intended to be investment or tax advice. A reference to a particular investment or security, a credit rating, or any observation concerning a security or investment provided in the ETF.com Service is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold such investment or security or to make any other investment decisions. You should not use such information for purposes of any actual transaction without consulting an investment or tax professional. ETF.com DOES NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR INVESTMENT OR OTHER ACTIONS NOR SHALL ETF.com HAVE ANY LIABILITY, CONTINGENT OR OTHERWISE, FOR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, OR CORRECT SEQUENCING OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ETF.com OR FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE UPON SUCH INFORMATION OR ETF.com. [ETF.com DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY RESEARCH OPINIONS.] ETF.com MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED HEREIN. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. Data provider: Terms of Use MSCI ESG Research LLC s ("MSCI ESG") Fund Metrics products (the "Information") provide environmental, social and governance data with respect to underlying securities within more than 24,000 multi-asset class Mutual Funds and ETFs globally. MSCI ESG is a Registered Investment Adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. MSCI ESG materials have not been submitted to, nor received approval from, the US SEC or any other regulatory body. None of the Information constitutes an offer to buy or sell, or a promotion or recommendation of, any security, financial instrument or product or trading strategy, nor should it be taken as an indication or guarantee of any future performance, analysis, forecast or prediction. None of the Information can be used to determine which securities to buy or sell or when to buy or sell them. The Information is provided "as is" and the user of the Information assumes the entire risk of any use it may make or permit to be made of the Information.