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About iShares Asia 50 ETF
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Inception date
Nov 13, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
AIA is fairly straightforward: it is essentially a mega-cap fund that offers exposure to 50 of the largest companies in Asia. Only companies from four major Asian countries, mainly, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, can be included in the fund. It's a concentrated play that screens constituents by liquidity and market cap though, as is usually the case for some S&P indices, the stocks are personally picked by a committee before being included in the index. Stocks are also given weight based on their float market cap. However, any single issuer is limited to 22.5%, and the combined weight of all issuers that individually exceed 4.5% to a maximum of 45%. The index is rebalanced quarterly. Following December 23, 2024, AIA tracked the capped index version, the S&P Asia 50 Capped Index.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Electronic Technology
Finance
Technology Services
Stocks99.78%
Electronic Technology41.91%
Finance22.24%
Technology Services14.24%
Retail Trade8.67%
Transportation2.93%
Consumer Durables2.33%
Producer Manufacturing1.89%
Communications1.20%
Health Technology0.97%
Energy Minerals0.96%
Consumer Services0.96%
Commercial Services0.62%
Non-Energy Minerals0.43%
Consumer Non-Durables0.42%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.22%
Cash0.22%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia100.00%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
AIA invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Electronic Technology, with 41.91% stocks, and Finance, with 22.24% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
AIA top holdings are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd, occupying 24.32% and 11.49% of the portfolio correspondingly.
AIA last dividends amounted to 0.82 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 1.51 USD in dividends, which shows a 85.01% decrease.
AIA assets under management is 724.46 M USD. It's risen 3.68% over the last month.
AIA fund flows account for −1.04 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, AIA pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.47%. The last dividend (Dec 20, 2024) amounted to 1.51 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
AIA shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Nov 13, 2007, and its management style is Passive.
AIA expense ratio is 0.50% meaning you'd have to pay 0.50% of your investment to help manage the fund.
AIA follows the S&P Asia 50 Capped (USD) TR. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
AIA invests in stocks.
AIA price has risen by 2.08% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 18.45% increase. See more dynamics on AIA price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.08% over the last month, showed a 4.77% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 21.52% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.08% over the last month, showed a 4.77% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 21.52% in a year.
AIA trades at a premium (0.17%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.