iShares Small Cap ETF Switches Benchmark From FTSE to MSCI
08 Setembro 2014 - 4:59AM
Business Wire
MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision
support tools worldwide, announced today that iShares has switched
its benchmark provider from FTSE to MSCI for the iShares Developed
Small-Cap ex North America ETF. The switch to MSCI follows a change
in the investment objective of the fund to provide a more
concentrated exposure to European small cap securities.
The iShares Developed Small-Cap ex North America ETF, which
tracked the FTSE Developed Small Cap ex North America Index, has
been renamed the iShares MSCI Europe Small Cap ETF, tracking the
MSCI Europe Small Cap Index, effective September 1, 2014.
Previous
New Fund Name
iShares Developed Small-Cap ex North
America ETF
iShares MSCI Europe Small-CapETF
Underlying Index FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-North
America Index MSCI Europe Small Cap Index
“We believe that the breadth and quality of our index offering,
and the power of our internationally recognized brand are the key
factors driving the increasing adoption of MSCI indexes by ETF
providers,” said Diana Tidd, Managing Director and Head of the MSCI
Index Business in the Americas. “We are excited to further
strengthen our relationship with iShares.”
In July, MSCI revealed that during the first six months of 2014,
ETF investors globally directed a larger proportion of new funds
into MSCI index-based ETFs than those of any other index provider,
and ETF providers launched more new funds based on MSCI indexes
than those of any other index provider.1
With over 650 ETFs2 tracking MSCI indexes globally, more ETFs
track MSCI’s indexes than those of any other index provider. In a
2013 report, Greenwich Associates named MSCI the “benchmark of
choice” for international equity ETFs3.
1 Source: Bloomberg and MSCI data, as of June 30, 2014
2 Data as of June 30, 2014, calculated by aggregating the number
of share classes of all exchange traded funds tracking an MSCI
index, as identified by separate Bloomberg tickers. Only primary
listings, and not cross-listings, are counted
3Greenwich Report “Institutional Investors’ Relationship with
ETFs Deepens”, May 2013, Greenwich Associates
About MSCI
MSCI Inc. is a leading provider of investment decision support
tools to investors globally, including asset managers, banks, hedge
funds and pension funds. MSCI products and services include
indexes, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and ESG data and
research.
The company’s flagship product offerings are: the MSCI indexes
with over USD 9 trillion estimated to be benchmarked to them on a
worldwide basis1; Barra multi-asset class factor models, portfolio
risk and performance analytics; RiskMetrics multi-asset class
market and credit risk analytics; IPD real estate information,
indexes and analytics; MSCI ESG (environmental, social and
governance) Research screening, analysis and ratings; and FEA
valuation models and risk management software for the energy and
commodities markets. MSCI is headquartered in New York, with
research and commercial offices around the world.
1As of March 31, 2014, as reported on June 25, 2014, by
eVestment, Lipper and Bloomberg
For further information on MSCI, please visit our web site
at www.msci.com
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