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ETF Risk Report: ACWV Buyer beware: Every ETF holds the full risk of its underlying equities Disclosures in the best interest of investors iShares MSCI Global Minimum Volatility Factor ETF Gray Swan Event Risks exist for every equity held by ACWV. Gray swan events include accounting fraud, management failures, failed internal controls, M&A problems, restatements, etc. These risks occur Gray Swan Event Factor for ACWV 1.26% infrequently, but consistently for all equities. Equities account for 94.99% of ACWV’s assets. Most investors ignore these risks until after they are disclosed; whereupon a stock’s price drops precipitously. Just as insurance companies can predict likely costs for a driver’s future car accidents based on the driver’s history, Watchdog Research contacts each ETF asking how they notify investors about we predict the likely cost (price drop) for ACWV following accounting governance risks in equities in their fund. We will publish their response gray swan disclosures within its holdings. The expected when received. price decrease across the ACWV equity portfolio is 1.26%. However, individual equity risks vary signicantly. This report helps investors know their risk exposure. Inception Date: 10/18/2020 Year-to-Date Return: 1.81% The iShares MSCI Global Minimum Volatility Factor ETF tracks the investment results of the MSCI ACWI Minimum Net Assets: $5.18b 1-Year Return: 25.13% Volatility Index, composed of large- and mid-capitalization developed and emerging market equities with lower Price: $98.66 3-Year Return: 7.98% volatility. The Fund uses a passive or indexing approach Net Asset Value (NAV): $98.67 5-Year Return: 8.42% and invests by sampling the Index, holding a collection of securities that approximates the full Index in key Net Expense Ratio: 0.20% Yield: 1.73% investment characteristics (such as market capitalization and industry weightings), fundamentals (such as return As of: 03/31/2021 variability and yield), and liquidity. Company Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Top Holdings by Value Rogers Corp. ROG Long 0.82% Low $79.4m This table shows Gray Swan Event Factors for the top ten equity holdings by dollar-value, as of Sep 24, 2021. Nestle Sa Reg NESN Long - NA $65.9m Investors should invest in ETFs only when they adequately Verizon Communicati... VZ Long 0.61% Low $65.7m understand an ETF’s risks. Buyer beware. ETF prospectuses generally acknowledge that ETF managers Waste Management Inc. WM Long 0.50% Low $65.6m do NO traditional risk analysis on equities in their fund. Newmont Corp /De/ NEM Long 0.35% Low $61.3m Our Gray Swan Event Factors are meant to inform investors of signicant traditional accounting and Regeneron Pharmaceu... REGN Long 2.30% Mid $59.2m managerial risks for the equities in each ETF. Dte Energy Co. DTE Long 0.69% Low $54.8m ETF Risk Reports are published quarterly on dedicated Visa Inc. V Long 2.70% Mid $54.6m platforms like Factset, Renitiv, Capital IQ etc. Weekly updates are available for a paid subscription. Eli Lilly And Company LLY Long 2.99% Mid $54.1m For more details contact: [email protected] Merck & Co., Inc. MRK Long 3.34% Mid $51.7m Company Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Riskiest Holdings Enerplus Corp. ERF Long 9.77% High $6.41m This table shows the individual Gray Swan Event Factors for this ETF’s most at-risk equities as of Sep 24, 2021. Novan, Inc. NOVN Long 7.47% High $24.2m The average equity GSEF across 6,500 public equities is Baxter Internationa... BAX Long 4.92% Mid $12.6m 1.25%. Equities with a GSEF between 5% and 10% are considered high risk. Equities with a GSEF above 10% are Intuit Inc. INTU Long 4.62% Mid $10.1m extreme risks. Horizon Pharma Plc. HZNP Long 4.34% Mid $8.02m Gray Swan Event Factors are derived from skilled analysts charting 15 years of negative gray swan event disclosures Five Point Holdings... FPH Long 4.20% Mid $3.91m against stock price declines following such disclosures. A Gray Swan Event Factor is an assessment of the Astrazeneca Plc. AZN Long 3.51% Mid $3.95m likelihood of, and 12-month price risk for, gray swan Merck & Co., Inc. MRK Long 3.34% Mid $51.7m events for each equity. Pzer Inc. PFE Long 3.27% Mid $17.2m Mondelez Internatio... MDLZ Long 3.24% Mid $5.52m Watchdog Research, Inc. • www.watchdogresearch.com • [email protected] • (855) 820-6272 This table lists the equity holdings for iShares MSCI Global Minimum Volatility Factor ETF ranked by highest GSE Factor (riskiest rst). We list all equities (US and foreign) for this ETF. However, some foreign listings only show via a ticker. To further evaluate risks, you can access details for each company by opening its Brief Watchdog Report available for viewing and pdf download. The report is free to readers for their personal consumption and it includes the executive summary data pulled from the full Watchdog Report. To learn more about the full Watchdog and GSEF Reports go to last page or visit watchdogresearch.com. Company Access Details Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Enerplus Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ERF ERF Long 9.77% High $6.41m Novan, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$NOVN NOVN Long 7.47% High $24.2m Baxter International Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BAX BAX Long 4.92% Mid $12.6m Intuit Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$INTU INTU Long 4.62% Mid $10.1m Horizon Pharma Plc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HZNP HZNP Long 4.34% Mid $8.02m Five Point Holdings, Llc Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$FPH FPH Long 4.20% Mid $3.91m Astrazeneca Plc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$AZN AZN Long 3.51% Mid $3.95m Merck & Co., Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MRK MRK Long 3.34% Mid $51.7m Pzer Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PFE PFE Long 3.27% Mid $17.2m Mondelez International, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MDLZ MDLZ Long 3.24% Mid $5.52m Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BR BR Long 3.17% Mid $19m Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ZM ZM Long 3.10% Mid $8.07m Eli Lilly And Company Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$LLY LLY Long 2.99% Mid $54.1m Citrix Systems Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CTXS CTXS Long 2.98% Mid $22.4m Tyler Technologies Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$TYL TYL Long 2.83% Mid $28.5m Allstate Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ALL ALL Long 2.72% Mid $18.3m Take Two Interactive Software Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$TTWO TTWO Long 2.70% Mid $21.5m Visa Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$V V Long 2.70% Mid $54.6m Stewart Information Services Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$STC STC Long 2.65% Mid $21.6m Abbott Laboratories Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ABT ABT Long 2.54% Mid $10.6m Zto Express (Cayman) Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ZTO ZTO Long 2.51% Mid $11.9m Ormat Technologies, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ORA ORA Long 2.38% Mid $16.2m Johnson & Johnson Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$JNJ JNJ Long 2.34% Mid $49m Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$REGN REGN Long 2.30% Mid $59.2m Bristol Myers Squibb Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BMY BMY Long 2.24% Mid $6.52m Gilead Sciences Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$GILD GILD Long 2.15% Mid $49.5m Amgen Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$AMGN AMGN Long 2.07% Mid $6.54m Beigene, Ltd. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$BGNE BGNE Long 1.97% Low $12m Cisco Systems, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CSCO CSCO Long 1.86% Low $35.7m Seagen Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$SGEN SGEN Long 1.76% Low $4.07m Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$VRTX VRTX Long 1.75% Low $33.1m Container Store Group, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$TCS TCS Long 1.66% Low $11.2m Intel Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$INTC INTC Long 1.66% Low $2.95m Danaher Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$DHR DHR Long 1.63% Low $19.6m Liberty Broadband Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$LBRDK LBRDK Long 1.45% Low $31.6m International Business Machines Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$IBM IBM Long 1.43% Low $5.42m (Ibm) Watchdog Research, Inc. • www.watchdogresearch.com • [email protected] • (855) 820-6272 Company Access Details Ticker Held Current GSEF Category Value Colgate Palmolive Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CL CL Long 1.43% Low $13.4m Henry Schein Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HSIC HSIC Long 1.42% Low $3.35m Clorox Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$CLX CLX Long 1.41% Low $23.9m Stryker Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$SYK SYK Long 1.37% Low $5.63m Pool Corp. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$POOL POOL Long 1.36% Low $4.08m Dominos Pizza Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$DPZ DPZ Long 1.29% Low $3.69m Tradeweb Markets Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$TW TW Long 1.28% Low $7.32m Moderna, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$MRNA MRNA Long 1.27% Low $3.67m T Mobile Us, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$TMUS TMUS Long 1.24% Low $25.4m Activision Blizzard, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$ATVI ATVI Long 1.24% Low $33.4m Procter & Gamble Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PG PG Long 1.23% Low $35.2m Palo Alto Networks Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$PANW PANW Long 1.18% Low $6.28m Wide Open West, Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$WOW WOW Long 1.14% Low $15.6m Humana Inc. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$HUM HUM Long 1.12% Low $6.9m J.M. Smucker Co. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$SJM SJM Long 1.11% Low $10.7m Ihs Markit Ltd. Watchdogresearch.com/watchdog/$INFO INFO Long 1.09% Low $11.3m Medtronic Plc.