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About iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
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Inception date
Dec 10, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
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
SCZ is well-known for providing a classic, market-cap-weighted representation of international developed, small-cap market with a diverse collection of holdings. With around 2,300+ constituents, the index covers approximately 14% of the market capitalization in each country. The fund avoids exposure to Canadian and US companies in its portfolio construction a common practice in this space given the high correlation of Canadian firms to American firms. In all, SCZ aims to provide investors with diversified international stocks allocation in the small-cap segment.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Producer Manufacturing
Stocks99.37%
Finance23.97%
Producer Manufacturing11.93%
Technology Services5.86%
Process Industries5.20%
Non-Energy Minerals5.11%
Industrial Services4.79%
Consumer Durables4.73%
Consumer Non-Durables4.56%
Retail Trade4.55%
Electronic Technology4.18%
Health Technology4.12%
Consumer Services4.10%
Transportation3.98%
Distribution Services3.14%
Commercial Services2.97%
Utilities2.82%
Communications1.50%
Energy Minerals0.92%
Health Services0.65%
Miscellaneous0.30%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.63%
Cash0.48%
UNIT0.12%
Mutual fund0.03%
Corporate0.00%
Miscellaneous0.00%
Rights & Warrants0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe45.97%
Asia39.79%
Oceania10.55%
Middle East3.19%
North America0.45%
Africa0.04%
Latin America0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history