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Core

iShares core ETFs offer the basic building blocks of an investment portfolio.

Fixed Income

iShares fixed income ETFs can help clients meet their goals, whether they be equity diversification, stability, or income.

Factors

iShares factor ETFs provide access to stocks that exhibit factors that historically have driven portfolio returns.

Thematics

iShares thematic ETFs focus on long-term themes, including technological and consumer-driven trends.

Outcome

iShares outcome ETFs are innovative, options-based strategies designed to help investors potentially achieve specific investing goals.

Sustainable

iShares sustainable ETFs can help grow your practice and express your clients’ preferences in their portfolios.

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$204bn in new ETF and index MF assets entrusted to iShares in 2023, more than any other firm.³

Majority of the largest U.S. asset managers use iShares in their open-end funds.⁴

Low cost

Since 2015, iShares has helped save investors nearly $600m through fee reductions.⁵

Commission-free

iShares ETFs are now available commission-free on over 100 wealth platforms in 20 countries.⁶

Tax efficient

0% of iShares U.S. Style box ETFs paid out a gain over the past 5 years, vs. 81% of U.S. actively managed equity mutual funds.⁷

TAX EFFICIENCY

Over the past five years, 53% of active mutual funds have distributed capital gains, compared to just 16% of active ETFs. Additionally, the average size of the capital gain was larger for mutual funds, at 3.3% of NAV, compared to 1.2% for active ETFs.¹⁰

LOW-COST AND GREATER TRANSPARENCY

Advisors are increasingly turning to active ETFs to pursue alpha or specific outcomes at a low-cost, while closely managing portfolio exposures through daily transparency of holdings.

LIQUIDITY AND MARKET QUALITY

Active ETFs trade just like stocks, offering intraday liquidity on an exchange during market hours.¹¹ The market for active ETFs has also matured over the past four years with daily trading volumes more than doubling and bid-ask spreads narrowing.¹²

ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES

BlackRock's active ETF platform provides convenient access to innovative strategies, whether you seek to beat a benchmark, target a specific investment outcome, or access a difficult to index segment of the market.