iShares Core is a series of six low-cost, high quality funds designed to provide a simple way to construct diversified and robust portfolios.
At less than 1/6th of the average cost of Australian managed funds,1 the iShares Core suite provides broad market exposure across Australian equities, international equities (hedged and unhedged) Australian fixed income, international fixed income (hedged) and Australian dollar cash.
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Whether you want to build a portfolio from scratch or complement an existing one, iShares Core can help you deliver better portfolio outcomes.
iShares Core helps you deliver high quality portfolios while keeping costs low.
Low fees - ranging from 0.07% p.a. to 0.26% p.a.*, iShares Core helps you keep more of what you earn.
High quality - iShares provides high quality solutions, leveraging the portfolio management expertise of BlackRock and its industry-leading risk management platform.
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iShares Core Model Portfolios consist of five diversified models that are expertly designed for a range of client needs and risk preferences.
The iShares Core Model Portfolios are updated semi-annually, helping you to rebalance your exposures to ensure that they stay consistently aligned to the original strategic asset allocation and investment objectives.
Easy to buy - with just a few trades on the ASX, you can construct a well-diversified long-term portfolio with exposure to Australian and international equities and fixed income securities.
Why iShares Core ETFs?
Low cost
At less than 1/6th of the average cost of Australian managed funds1, providing broad market exposure to help build a diversified portfolio.
Quality
iShares consistently delivers quality ETFs that clients globally rely on to invest for the future.3
Simplicity
With just two or three iShares Core ETFs, investors can easily build a broadly diversified portfolio across major asset classes.
1: Source: Morningstar, Bloomberg, as of 31 March 2016. Comparison is between the average management fee (or indirect cost ratio) of the iShares Core ETF range (0.19%) and the average indirect cost ratio of the Morningstar Australian Investment Trust universe (1.42% excluding outliers to provide a more conservative measure). The Morningstar Australian Investment Trust universe is comprised of over 2,800 open-ended funds, including Unit Trusts, Superannuation Funds, Allocated Pensions and Term Allocated Pensions. Management fee / indirect cost ratio is quoted as a percentage of annual average net assets.
2: Source: ASX, as at 25 July 2017.
3: Based on over 800 ETFs and US1.5 trillion in assets under management globally as of 12/31/17.
PERFORMANCE DATA
Performance figures represent past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future performance and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. Net performance figures are calculated after fund management fees and expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions. Gross performance figures are calculated gross of ongoing fees and expenses. Unless otherwise stated, performance for periods greater than one year is annualised and performance calculated to the last business day of the month. Unless otherwise stated, iShares ETF net performance is calculated on a NAV price basis, while net performance for all other funds is calculated on an exit-to-exit price basis.
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