SPMD

iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF

Equity

SPMD

iShares Edge S&P 500 Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF

Overview

WHY SPMD?

  1. Diversified exposure to U.S. companies and seeks to minimise the market's peaks and valleys
  2. Direct investment in leading U.S. companies
  3. Single country exposure with lower volatility characteristics

Important Information: Capital at Risk. All financial investments involve an element of risk. Therefore, the value of your investment and the income from it will vary and your initial investment amount cannot be guaranteed.

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Performance

Performance

  • Returns

Returns not available as there is less than one year’s performance data.
Returns not available as there is less than one year’s performance data.
Returns not available as there is less than one year’s performance data.
Returns not available as there is less than one year’s performance data.

The figures shown relate to past performance. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results and should not be the sole factor of consideration when selecting a product or strategy.

Share Class and Benchmark performance displayed in USD, hedged fund benchmark performance is displayed in USD.

Performance is shown on a Net Asset Value (NAV) basis, with gross income reinvested where applicable. Performance data is based on the net asset value (NAV) of the ETF which may not be the same as the market price of the ETF. Individual shareholders may realize returns that are different to the NAV performance.

The return of your investment may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations if your investment is made in a currency other than that used in the past performance calculation. Source: Blackrock

Distributions

Record Date Ex-Date Total Distribution
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Announcement Date Record Date Ex-Date Payable Date Total Distribution

Key Facts

Key Facts

Net Assets of Share Class as of 15-Feb-2019 USD 7,548,199
Net Assets of Fund as of 15-Feb-2019 USD 1,618,796,742.67
Fund Base Currency USD
Share Class Currency USD
Fund Launch Date 30-Nov-2012
Share Class Launch Date 21-Feb-2018
Asset Class Equity
Total Expense Ratio A measure of the total costs associated with managing and operating the product. The Total Expense Ratio (TER) consists primarily of the management fee and other expenses such as trustee, custody, registration fees and other operating expenses. 0.20%
Product Structure For an ETF, the Product Structure indicates whether it is holding physical securities (i.e. Physical) or whether it is tracking the index performance using derivatives (swaps, i.e. Synthetic). For ETCs, Product Structure indicates that the metal backing the securities are physically held. Physical
Methodology For an ETF, the Methodology indicates whether the product is holding all index securities in the same weight as the index (replicating) or whether an optimised subset of index securities is used (optimised / sampled) in order to efficiently track index performance. For ETCs, the metal backing the securities are always physically held. Optimised
Domicile Ireland
UCITS Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities, commonly known as "UCITS", are collective investment schemes (a type of investment product) which are established and authorised in one EU Member State and designed for EU retail investors. Once authorised, UCITS can be sold cross border to EU retail investors in other EU Member States using a registration process, but without a requirement for separate authorisation. Yes
Benchmark Index S&P 500 Minimum Volatility Index
Distribution Frequency How often a distribution is paid by the product. The most common distribution frequencies are annually, semi annually and quarterly. Semi-Annual
Securities Lending Return Annualised Securities Lending Return is the net 12 month securities lending revenue to the fund divided by the average NAV of the fund over the same time period. as of 31-Dec-2018 0.01 %
Rebalance Frequency Semi-Annual
ISIN IE00BD93YH54
Valor 40149629
Bloomberg Ticker SPMD BW
Issuing Company iShares VI plc
Fund Manager BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
Administrator State Street Fund Services (Ireland) Limited
Custodian State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited
Use of Income Distributing

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Shares Outstanding as of 15-Feb-2019 1,448,245
Number of Holdings The number of holdings in the fund excluding cash positions and derivatives exposures. Derivatives are contracts used by the fund to gain exposure to an investment without buying it directly. They can be used in a number of ways. For example a 'currency forward' derivative contract can be used to 'hedge' or aim to mitigate the effects of changes in exchange rates. as of 14-Feb-2019 116
Benchmark Level as of 15-Feb-2019 USD 16,538.08
Benchmark Ticker SP5MVN
Distribution Yield The distribution yield represents the ratio of distributed income over the last 12 months to the fund’s current NAV. as of 14-Feb-2019 1.04%
Fiscal Year End 31-Mar-2019
P/E Ratio The price to earnings ratio (P/E) is a fundamental measure used to determine if an investment is valued appropriately. Each holdings' P/E is the latest closing price divided by the latest 12 months' earnings per share. Negative earnings are excluded, extraordinary items are excluded, and P/E ratios over 60 are set to 60. as of 14-Feb-2019 21.19
P/B Ratio The price to book (P/B) value ratio is a fundamental measure used to determine if an investment is valued appropriately. The book value of a company is a measure of how much a company's assets are worth assuming the company's debts are paid off. Negative book values are excluded from this calculation and holding price to book ratios over 25 are set to 25. as of 14-Feb-2019 3.32

 

Holdings

Holdings

as of 14-Feb-2019
Ticker ISIN Name Name of Issuer Sector Country Asset Class Nominal Market Value Weight (%) Price Exchange Market Currency Notional Value
Issuer Ticker Name Name of the underlying security Asset Class Weight (%) Price Nominal Market Value Notional Value Sector ISIN Exchange Country Market Currency

Securities lending is an established and well regulated activity in the investment management industry. It involves the transfer of securities (such as shares or bonds) from a Lender (in this case, the iShares fund) to a third-party (the Borrower). The Borrower will give the Lender collateral (the Borrower’s pledge) in the form of shares, bonds or cash, and will also pay the Lender a fee. This fee provides additional income for the fund and thus can help to reduce the total cost of ownership of an ETF.

 

At BlackRock, securities lending is a core investment management function with dedicated trading, research and technology capabilities. The lending programme is designed to deliver superior absolute returns to clients, whilst maintaining a low risk profile. Funds participating in securities lending retain 62.5% of the income, while BlackRock receives 37.5% of the income and covers all the operational costs resulting from securities lending transactions.

 

Collateral Holdings shown on this page are provided on days where the fund participating in securities lending had an open loan.

12 Month Lending Summary as of 31-Dec-2018~

  • Securities Lending Return*: 0.01
  • Average on-loan (% of AUM): 7.25
  • Maximum on-loan (% of AUM)†: 11.66
  • Collateralisation (% of Loan): 110.78
as of 14-Feb-2019
Name Ticker ISIN SEDOL Exchange Country Asset Class Weight (%) Notional Value

Loan/Collateral Combinations and Collateral Levels**

Collateral Types
Loan TypeEquitiesGovernment, Supranational and Agency BondsCash (Not for Reinvestment)
Equities 105%-112% 105%-106% 105%-108%
Government Bonds 110%-112% 102.5%-106% 102.5%-105%
Corporate Bonds 110%-112% 104%-106% 103.5%-105%
The information in the Collateral Holdings table relates to securities obtained in the collateral basket under the securities lending programme for the fund in question. The information contained in this material is derived from proprietary and non-proprietary sources deemed by BlackRock to be reliable, is not necessarily all inclusive and is not guaranteed as to accuracy. Reliance upon information in this material is at the sole discretion of the reader. The primary risk in securities lending is that a borrower will default on their commitment to return lent securities while the value of the liquidated collateral does not exceed the cost of repurchasing the securities and the fund suffers a loss in respect of the short-fall.
~The information in the Lending Summary table will not be displayed for the funds that have participated in securities lending for less than 12 months.

*Annualised Securities Lending Return is calculated using unaudited 12 month net securities lending revenues to the fund divided by the average NAV of the fund over the same period. 62.5% of all securities lending income is paid directly into the fund, with BlackRock receiving 37.5% compensation which covers all operational costs. BlackRock’s policy is to disclose performance information quarterly subject to a one-month delay. This means that returns from 0/01/2015 to 31/12/2015 can be publicly disclosed from 01/02/2016.

+Maximum on-loan figure may increase or decrease over time.
**Collateral parameters depend on the collateral and the loan combination, and the over collateralisation level may range from 102.5% to 112%. In this context, “Over Collateralisation” means that the aggregate market value of collateral taken will exceed the overall on-loan value. Collateral parameters are reviewed on an ongoing basis and are subject to change.
Detailed Holdings and Analytics
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Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of 14-Feb-2019

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of 14-Feb-2019

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
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 country where the issuer of the securities carries out much of their business.
as of 14-Feb-2019

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net

Listings

Exchange Ticker Currency Listing Date SEDOL Bloomberg Ticker RIC Bloomberg INAV Reuters INAV ISIN WKN Valor Common Code (EOC) ISIN of INAV
London Stock Exchange SPMD USD 23-Feb-2018 BD93YH5 SPMD LN SPMD.L - - IE00BD93YH54 A2JDDH - - -
Berne Stock Exchange SPMD CHF 31-Jul-2018 - SPMD BW SPMD.BN - - IE00BD93YH54 A2JDDH 40149629 - -

Literature

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