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About ISHARES MSCI WORLD ETF
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Inception date
Jan 10, 2012
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Distributes
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Tax on distributions
Qualified dividends
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
URTH holds a comprehensive portfolio of large- and midcap stocks from developed countries. Covering 85% of the market capitalization, the fund captures the developed world well: It allocates more heavily towards US companies, with the remainder scattered among European and Asian countries, but these allocations are likely to change over time. Its portfolio provides highly diversified exposure to the developed markets. Overall, if you want to combine your domestic and international equity exposure into one fund and want to avoid emerging markets risk, URTH may be an option for you. The index is rebalanced quarterly.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Electronic Technology
Technology Services
Finance
Stocks99.72%
Electronic Technology18.08%
Technology Services16.96%
Finance16.23%
Health Technology8.80%
Retail Trade6.98%
Consumer Non-Durables4.81%
Producer Manufacturing4.49%
Consumer Durables3.00%
Energy Minerals2.94%
Commercial Services2.62%
Utilities2.61%
Consumer Services2.60%
Process Industries1.80%
Transportation1.67%
Non-Energy Minerals1.48%
Communications1.38%
Health Services1.20%
Industrial Services1.17%
Distribution Services0.85%
Miscellaneous0.05%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.28%
Mutual fund0.15%
Cash0.08%
Temporary0.03%
UNIT0.01%
Stock breakdown by region
North America74.35%
Europe17.51%
Asia6.08%
Oceania1.72%
Middle East0.22%
Latin America0.13%
Africa0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history