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FM

iShares MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF

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  • NAV as of Oct 15, 2021 $35.42
    52 WK: 26.02 - 35.42
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of Oct 15, 2021 0.10 (0.29%)
  • NAV Total Return as of Oct 14, 2021 YTD: 24.63%
  • Fees as stated in the prospectus Expense Ratio: 0.79%

Overview

Why FM?

1. Exposure to frontier market stocks and smaller size emerging market stocks with an emphasis on tradability and investability of the underlying constituents

 

2. Gain easy access to a virtually untapped investment opportunity

 

3. Use to seek long-term growth and diversification

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The iShares MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed primarily of frontier market equities along with select emerging market equities.

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Performance

Performance

Growth of Hypothetical $10,000

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The Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including management fees and other expenses were deducted.

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted, and numbers may reflect small variances due to rounding. Standardized performance and performance data current to the most recent month end may be found in the Performance section.

Distributions

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Distributions Schedule
Record Date Ex-Date Payable Date Total Distribution Income ST Cap Gains LT Cap Gains Return of Capital

Premium/Discount

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  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) 35.67 9.96 9.58 - 7.18
Market Price (%) 35.43 9.19 8.81 - 7.05
Benchmark (%) 37.76 12.10 11.11 - 8.79
After Tax Pre-Liq. (%) 34.75 8.92 8.66 - 6.12
After Tax Post-Liq. (%) 21.31 7.37 7.27 - 5.42
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) 20.99 1.18 4.48 17.28 35.67 32.94 58.02 - 87.37
Market Price (%) 21.42 -0.76 2.17 16.73 35.43 30.18 52.52 - 85.35
Benchmark (%) 22.51 1.73 5.53 18.94 37.76 40.88 69.30 - 114.32
After Tax Pre-Liq. (%) 20.37 1.18 4.48 16.68 34.75 29.23 51.48 - 71.20
After Tax Post-Liq. (%) 12.52 0.70 2.65 10.32 21.31 23.79 42.04 - 61.23
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Total Return (%) 3.46 33.66 -17.46 17.47 -1.31
Market Price (%) 1.93 36.45 -17.85 19.77 -3.59
Benchmark (%) 6.84 34.84 -16.98 18.84 1.86
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

Key Facts

Key Facts

Net Assets of Fund as of Oct 15, 2021 $518,857,818
Fund Inception Sep 12, 2012
Exchange NYSE Arca
Asset Class Equity
Benchmark Index MSCI Frontier and Emerging Markets Select Index
Bloomberg Index Ticker NR736471
Shares Outstanding as of Oct 15, 2021 14,650,000
Distribution Frequency Semi-Annual
Premium/Discount as of Oct 15, 2021 -0.16%
CUSIP 464286145
Closing Price as of Oct 15, 2021 35.36
Non-FV NAV as of Oct 15, 2021 35.41
30 Day Avg. Volume as of Oct 15, 2021 126,537.00
30 Day Median Bid/Ask Spread as of Oct 15, 2021 0.38%
Daily Volume as of Oct 15, 2021 122,117.00

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings as of Oct 14, 2021 158
P/E Ratio as of Oct 14, 2021 17.76
P/B Ratio as of Oct 14, 2021 2.06
Equity Beta (3y) as of Sep 30, 2021 0.71
30 Day SEC Yield as of Sep 30, 2021 1.53%
Standard Deviation (3y) as of Sep 30, 2021 17.26%
12m Trailing Yield as of Sep 30, 2021 1.98%
This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. For standardized performance, please see the Performance section above.

Business Involvement

Business Involvement

Business Involvement metrics can help investors gain a more comprehensive view of specific activities in which a fund may be exposed through its investments.


Business Involvement metrics are not indicative of a fund’s investment objective, and, unless otherwise stated in fund documentation and included within a fund’s investment objective, do not change a fund’s investment objective or constrain the fund’s investable universe, and there is no indication that an ESG or Impact focused investment strategy or exclusionary screens will be adopted by a fund. For more information regarding a fund's investment strategy, please see the fund's prospectus.


Review the MSCI methodology behind the Business Involvement metrics, using links below.

MSCI - Controversial Weapons as of Oct 14, 2021 0.00%
MSCI - UN Global Compact Violators as of Oct 14, 2021 1.19%
MSCI - Nuclear Weapons as of Oct 14, 2021 0.00%
MSCI - Thermal Coal as of Oct 14, 2021 0.00%
MSCI - Civilian Firearms as of Oct 14, 2021 0.00%
MSCI - Oil Sands as of Oct 14, 2021 0.00%
MSCI - Tobacco as of Oct 14, 2021 0.54%
Business Involvement Coverage as of Oct 14, 2021 100.00%
Percentage of Fund not covered as of Oct 14, 2021 0.00%
BlackRock business involvement exposures as shown above for Thermal Coal and Oil Sands are calculated and reported for companies that generate more than 5% of revenue from thermal coal or oil sands as defined by MSCI ESG Research. For the exposure to companies that generate any revenue from thermal coal or oil sands (at a 0% revenue threshold), as defined by MSCI ESG Research, it is as follows: Thermal Coal 1.41% and for Oil Sands 0.00%.

Business Involvement metrics are calculated by BlackRock using data from MSCI ESG Research which provides a profile of each company’s specific business involvement. BlackRock leverages this data to provide a summed up view across holdings and translates it to a fund's market value exposure to the listed Business Involvement areas above.


Business Involvement metrics are designed only to identify companies where MSCI has conducted research and identified as having involvement in the covered activity. As a result, it is possible there is additional involvement in these covered activities where MSCI does not have coverage. This information should not be used to produce comprehensive lists of companies without involvement. Business Involvement metrics are only displayed if at least 1% of the fund’s gross weight includes securities covered by MSCI ESG Research.

Fees

Fees

as of current prospectus
Management Fee 0.79%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.00%
Foreign Taxes and Other Expenses 0.00%
Expense Ratio 0.79%

Ratings

Holdings

Holdings

Ticker Name Sector Asset Class Market Value Weight (%) Notional Value Shares CUSIP ISIN SEDOL Price Location Exchange Currency FX Rate Accrual Date
Detailed Holdings and Analytics
Holdings are subject to change.

The values shown for “market value,” “weight,” and “notional value” (the “calculated values”) are based off of a price provided by a third-party pricing vendor for the portfolio holding and do not reflect the impact of systematic fair valuation (“the vendor price”). The vendor price is not necessarily the price at which the Fund values the portfolio holding for the purposes of determining its net asset value (the “valuation price”). Additionally, where applicable, foreign currency exchange rates with respect to the portfolio holdings denominated in non-U.S. currencies for the valuation price will be generally determined as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange, whereas for the vendor price will be generally determined as of 4 p.m. London. The calculated values may have been different if the valuation price were to have been used to calculate such values. The vendor price is as of the most recent date for which a price is available and may not necessarily be as of the date shown above.

Please see the “Determination of Net Asset Value” section of each Fund’s prospectus for additional information on the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures.

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of Oct 14, 2021

% of Market Value

Type Fund
as of Oct 14, 2021

% of Market Value

Type Fund
Geographic exposure relates principally to the domicile of the issuers of the securities held in the product, added together and then expressed as a percentage of the product’s total holdings. However, in some instances it can reflect the location where the issuer of the securities carries out much of their business. Bonds are included in US bond indices when the securities are denominated in U.S. dollars regardless of the domicile of the issuer. 
Allocations are subject to change.

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