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AAXJ

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

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AAXJ

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

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  • Fees as stated in the prospectus Expense Ratio: 0.68%

Overview

Why AAXJ?

1. Exposure to large and mid-sized companies in emerging and developed Asian countries (excluding Japan)

 

2. Targeted access to a specific subset of Asian stocks

 

3. Use to diversify internationally and express a regional view

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Asian equities, excluding Japan.
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Performance

Performance

  • Returns

  1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. 17.40 12.01 5.84 4.72 5.36
Market Price (%) Market price return represents changes to the midpoint price and accounts for distributions from the fund. The midpoint is the average of the bid-ask prices at 4:00 PM ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds). 17.74 12.36 5.91 4.79 5.37
Benchmark (%) Index: MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index 18.17 12.77 6.55 6.03 6.06
After Tax Pre-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions. Assumes fund shares have not been sold. 16.90 11.50 5.36 4.34 5.00
After Tax Post-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares. 10.68 9.37 4.52 3.76 4.32
  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. 17.40 6.64 11.57 6.39 17.40 40.53 32.81 58.66 81.19
Market Price (%) Market price return represents changes to the midpoint price and accounts for distributions from the fund. The midpoint is the average of the bid-ask prices at 4:00 PM ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds). 17.74 6.79 12.04 6.50 17.74 41.84 33.23 59.65 81.34
Benchmark (%) Index: MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index 18.17 6.65 11.78 6.75 18.17 43.40 37.34 79.56 95.42
After Tax Pre-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions. Assumes fund shares have not been sold. 16.90 6.34 11.26 6.09 16.90 38.63 29.82 52.98 74.27
After Tax Post-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares. 10.68 4.18 7.11 4.03 10.68 30.84 24.74 44.68 61.82
  2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. -9.85 4.83 40.52 -14.81 17.40
Market Price (%) Market price return represents changes to the midpoint price and accounts for distributions from the fund. The midpoint is the average of the bid-ask prices at 4:00 PM ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds). -10.30 4.71 41.72 -15.00 17.74
Benchmark (%) Index: MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index -9.17 5.44 41.72 -14.37 18.17
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.

Growth of Hypothetical $10,000 The growth of hypothetical $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.

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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

Ex-Date Total Distribution Income
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Distributions Schedule
Record Date Ex-Date Payable Date Total Distribution Current year distributions are not classified as “Income,” “Short-Term Capital Gains,” “Long-Term Capital Gains,” or “Return of Capital” until calendar year-end. Income ST Cap Gains LT Cap Gains Return of Capital

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Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

P/E Ratio The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is a fundamental measure used to determine if an investment is valued appropriately. Each holding's P/E is the latest closing price divided by the latest fiscal year's earnings per share. Negative P/E ratios are excluded from this calculation. For hedged funds, the underlying fund’s value is shown. as of Feb 24, 2020 13.97
P/B Ratio The price-to-book value (P/B) 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. Each holding's P/B is the latest closing price divided by the latest fiscal year's book value per share. Negative book values are excluded from this calculation. For hedged funds, the underlying fund’s value is shown. as of Feb 24, 2020 1.60
Equity Beta (3y) Beta is a measure of the tendency of securities to move with the market as a whole. A beta of 1 indicates that the security&#39;s price will move with the market. A beta less than 1 indicates the security tends to be less volatile than the market, while a beta greater than 1 indicates the security is more volatile than the market.<br/><br/>Calculated vs. S&amp;P 500 as of Jan 31, 2020 0.93
Standard Deviation (3y) Standard deviation measures how dispersed returns are around the average. A higher standard deviation indicates that returns are spread out over a larger range of values and thus, more volatile. as of Jan 31, 2020 14.81%
12m Trailing Yield The yield an investor would have received if they had held the fund over the last twelve months assuming the most recent NAV. The 12-Month yield is calculated by assuming any income distributions over the past twelve months and dividing by the sum of the most recent NAV and any capital gain distributions made over the past twelve months. as of Jan 31, 2020 1.92%
30 Day SEC Yield A standard calculation of yield introduced by the SEC in order to provide fairer comparison among funds. This yield reflects the interest earned after deducting the fund&#39;s expenses during the most recent 30-day period by the average investor in the fund. Negative 30-Day SEC Yield results when accrued expenses of the past 30 days exceed the income collected during the past 30 days. as of Jan 31, 2020 1.53%
This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. For standardized performance, please see the Performance section above.

Sustainability Characteristics

Sustainability Characteristics

ESG metrics help investors evaluate companies based on environmental, social, and governance risks and opportunities — and the companies’ ability to manage them. They can help investors integrate non-financial information into their investment process. Learn more.

MSCI ESG Rating The MSCI ESG Rating for funds is designed to measure the resiliency of portfolios to long-term ESG risks and opportunities. The most highly rated funds consist of issuers with leading or improving management of key ESG risks. The ESG Rating is calculated as a direct mapping of ESG Quality Scores to letter rating categories (e.g. AAA = 8.6-10). The ESG Ratings range from leader (AAA, AA), average (A, BBB, BB) to laggard (B, CCC). as of Feb 01, 2020 BBB
MSCI ESG Quality Score The MSCI ESG Quality Score (0 - 10) for funds is calculated using the weighted average of the ESG scores of fund holdings. The Score also considers ESG Rating trend of holdings and the fund exposure to holdings in the laggard category. MSCI rates underlying holdings according to their exposure to 37 industry specific ESG risks and their ability to manage those risks relative to peers. These issuer-level ESG ratings correspond to an issuer-level ESG Score. as of Feb 01, 2020 4.3
MSCI ESG Quality Score - Peer Percentile The MSCI ESG Quality Score - Peer Percentile for funds is a percentile of funds in the same peer group, based on their ESG Quality Scores. as of Feb 01, 2020 19.95%
MSCI ESG % Coverage Percent by weight of a fund&#39;s holdings that have ESG Data. as of Feb 01, 2020 99.68%
Fund Lipper Global Classification The fund peer group as defined by the Lipper Global Classification. as of Feb 01, 2020 Equity Asia Pacific ex Japan
MSCI Weighted Average Carbon Intensity
(Tons CO2E/$M SALES) The MSCI Weighted Average Carbon Intensity measures a fund&#39;s exposure to carbon intensive companies. This figure represents the estimated greenhouse gas emissions per $1 million in sales across the fund’s holdings. The figure is a sum of the normalized security weight multiplied by the security Carbon Intensity. This allows for comparisons between funds of different sizes. as of Feb 01, 2020 300.14
Fund Lipper Global Classification Size The number of funds used to calculate the MSCI ESG Quality Score - Peer Percentile. This is based on the Lipper Global Classification and reflects the funds that are in the MSCI ESG Fund Metrics coverage universe. as of Feb 01, 2020 441
All data is from MSCI ESG Fund Ratings as of Feb 01, 2020, based on holdings as of Nov 30, 2019.

For newly launched funds, sustainability characteristics are typically available 6 months after launch.

 

To be included in MSCI ESG Fund Ratings, 65% of the fund’s underlying holdings (excluding cash positions) must be covered by MSCI ESG Research, the fund’s holdings date must be less than one year old, and the fund must have at least ten securities.

 

Inclusion of Sustainability Characteristics is not indicative of a fund’s investment objective, nor is it an implication that a fund employs an ESG-related portfolio management strategy.

Holdings

Holdings

Ticker Name Sector Location Shares Market Value Weight (%) Price Exchange Currency Market Currency FX Rate Notional Value
Ticker Name Asset Class Weight (%) Price Shares Market Value Notional Value Sector SEDOL ISIN Exchange Location Currency Market Currency FX Rate
Detailed Holdings and Analytics Detailed portfolio holdings information. Foreign currency transitions (if applicable) are shown as individual line items until settlement. Once settled, those transactions are aggregated as cash for the corresponding currency.
Holdings are subject to change.

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of Feb 24, 2020

% 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. 
as of Feb 24, 2020

% of Market Value

Type Fund
Allocations are subject to change.

Literature

Literature

 

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