Equity

MDSKX

iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund

  • NAV as of Mar 05, 2021 $26.89
    52 WK: 12.22 - 28.19
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of Mar 05, 2021 0.55 (2.09%)
  • NAV Total Return as of Mar 05, 2021 YTD: 11.02%
  • Morningstar Rating

Overview

Investment Approach

Invests in a portfolio of assets whose performance seeks to match the performance of the Russell 2000® Index.
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Performance

Performance

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Cum. Fund Perf. Since Inception: 677.07

Source: Lipper. Data reflects different methodology from the BlackRock calculated returns in the Returns tab. The $10,000 Hypothetical Over Time chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the investor class of shares noted and does not assume the max sales charge. Had sales charge been included, returns would have been lower. The chart uses total return NAV performance and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including 12b-1 fees, management fees and other expenses were deducted. Performance for other share classes will vary.

Distributions

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  1y 3y 5y 10y
Total Return (%) 19.66 9.99 12.99 10.89
Benchmark (%) 19.96 10.25 13.26 11.20
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 10.99 6.41 10.50 9.83
Morningstar Ranking 92/671 103/629 78/517 94/367
Morningstar Quartile 1 1 1 2
Lipper Category Avg. (%) 9.22 5.55 9.88 9.28
Lipper Ranking 114/899 110/846 91/726 96/504
Lipper Quartile 1 1 1 1
  YTD 1m 3m 1y 3y 5y 10y
Total Return (%) 19.66 8.59 31.27 19.66 33.06 84.15 181.22
Benchmark (%) 19.96 8.65 31.37 19.96 34.00 86.36 189.20
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 10.99 7.82 28.06 10.99 20.49 64.71 155.40
Lipper Category Avg. (%) 9.22 7.80 28.83 9.22 18.24 61.37 145.98
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Total Return (%) 21.04 14.35 -11.19 25.20 19.66
Benchmark (%) 21.31 14.65 -11.01 25.52 19.96
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 20.78 12.28 -12.72 23.75 10.99
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

Size of Class (Millions) as of Mar 05, 2021 $291.9 M
Size of Fund (Millions) as of Mar 05, 2021 $3,112.5 M
Share Class launch date Apr 09, 1997
Asset Class Equity
Morningstar Category Small Blend
Lipper Classification Small-Cap Core Funds
Benchmark Index Russell 2000 Index (Gross Total Return)
CUSIP 09253F705
Distribution Frequency Semi-Annual
Number of Holdings -
Max Offer Price as of Mar 05, 2021 $26.89
Open to New Investors Yes
Turnover Percent in the Annual Report 20%

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

P/E Ratio as of - -
P/B Ratio as of - -
Average Market Cap (Millions) as of - -
Alpha (3y) as of Feb 28, 2021 -0.02
R-Squared (3y) as of Feb 28, 2021 100.00
Beta (3y) as of Feb 28, 2021 1.00
Best 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years 3 months ending Jan 31, 2021 35.01%
Worst 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years 3 months ending Mar 31, 2020 -30.60%
Fund Standard Deviation (3y) as of Feb 28, 2021 25.65
This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. For standardized performance, please see the Performance section above.

Fees

Fees

as of current prospectus
Gross Expense Ratio 0.42%
Net Expense Ratio 0.37%

Net Expense Ratio excluding Investment Related Expenses is 0.37%

  • Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.00%
  • Interest expense 0.00%

Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Rating

4
Overall Morningstar Rating for iShares Russell 2000 Small-Cap Index Fund, Class A, as of Feb 28, 2021 rated against 628 Small Blend Funds based on risk adjusted total return.

Lipper Leader

 
 
 
 
 
Overall Lipper Leaders ratings based on an equal-weighted average of percentile ranks for each measure over 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods (if applicable) and do not take into account the effects of sales charges for these categories (Consistent Return, Preservation, Total Return, Expense, and Tax Efficiency) as of Feb 28, 2021 out of 843, 12,219, 843, 237 and 841 Funds, respectively in Lipper's Small-Cap Core Funds classification.

Holdings

Holdings

as of Sep 30, 2020
Name Weight (%)
PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC 0.58
SUNRUN INC 0.48
CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC 0.41
MYOKARDIA INC 0.37
NOVAVAX INC 0.35
Name Weight (%)
IRHYTHM TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.35
LHC GROUP INC 0.34
MIRATI THERAPEUTICS INC 0.33
CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED 0.33
MOMENTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 0.33

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of Sep 30, 2020

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of Sep 30, 2020

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of Sep 30, 2020

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of Sep 30, 2020

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
Negative weightings may result from specific circumstances (including timing differences between trade and settle dates of securities purchased by the funds) and/or the use of certain financial instruments, including derivatives, which may be used to gain or reduce market exposure and/or risk management.

Allocations are subject to change.

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Alan Mason
Alan Mason
Head of Americas ETF and Index Investment

   

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Alan Mason, Managing Director, is Head of Americas ETF & Index Investments. Mr. Mason's investment team is responsible for Index Equity, iShares Equity, Alternative Beta and Asset Allocation portfolios. Mr. Mason is a member of the EII ExCo, Americas ExCo and Global Human Capital Committees. He is a global sponsor for OUT, the firm's LGBT employee network.

 

Mr. Mason's service with the firm dates back to 1991, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. At BGI, Mr. Mason served as head of portfolio management and strategy for U.S. transitions, strategist for the Global Index and Markets Group, head of U.S. Asset Allocation, and most recently as head of Global Portfolio Management, Client Solutions. Mr. Mason has led three key growth efforts: developing the U.S. transition capability from a service to a business, growing the key asset allocation product for the firm's U.S. DC platform, LifePath, and building the foundation for key dimensions of the firm's rapidly growing solutions business.

 

Mr. Mason earned a BA degree in music from Baylor University in 1983, summa cum laude, an MA degree in musicology from the University of Louisville in 1989, with honors, and an MA degree in ethnomusicology from University of California Berkeley in 1991. In the same year that Mr. Mason became head of portfolio management for BGI's transitions business, he was advanced to Ph.D. candidacy in ethnomusicology at UC Berkeley, having completed all coursework for the degree and comprehensive doctoral oral examinations with distinction.

Rachel Aguirre
Rachel Aguirre
Jennifer Hsui
Jennifer Hsui
Amy Whitelaw
Amy Whitelaw
Head of Americas iShares Equity Portfolio Management

  

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Amy Whitelaw, Managing Director, is the Head of the U.S. & Canadian iShares Equity ETF Portfolio Engineering within BlackRock's Index Equity team. She is responsible for overseeing the management of the Americas listed U.S. & Canadian iShares equity funds.  She is a member of the LifePath Executive Committee and serves as a member of the U.S. & Canada Defined Contribution Operating Committee. Ms. Whitelaw also co-chairs the Women's Initiative Network on the West Coast.

 

Ms. Whitelaw's service with the firm dates back to 1999, including her years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. At BGI, she led the Defined Contribution Portfolio Management team in Client Solutions, responsible for the management of defined contribution strategies for institutional and retail investors. Previously, Ms. Whitelaw worked in the Transition Services group as both a transition manager and strategist, and was also an international equity trader on Barclays Global Investors' trading desk. Prior to BGI, she worked in the Institutional Derivatives Sales group at Goldman Sachs.

 

Ms. Whitelaw earned a BA degree in International studies and French from Dickinson College in 1993.

Suzanne Henige
Suzanne Henige
Portfolio Manager

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