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About ISHARES TRUST
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Inception date
May 22, 2000
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
IWM is among the best choices in the crowded US small-cap field. The fund tracks the popular Russell 2000 index. IWM's broad basket makes it one of the most diversified funds in the segment. Notably, the fund delves into micro-cap territory, and has often been riskier than our neutral benchmark (as measured by beta) as a consequence. However, including micro-caps is a valid and possibly desirable approach to small-caps, and IWM looks reasonably similar to the benchmark in most other respects.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Health Technology
Technology Services
Stocks99.59%
Finance24.27%
Health Technology13.45%
Technology Services10.53%
Electronic Technology7.47%
Producer Manufacturing7.09%
Industrial Services3.79%
Consumer Services3.72%
Retail Trade3.33%
Commercial Services3.28%
Consumer Durables2.91%
Process Industries2.89%
Utilities2.73%
Non-Energy Minerals2.56%
Health Services2.32%
Energy Minerals2.28%
Consumer Non-Durables2.20%
Transportation2.09%
Distribution Services1.72%
Communications0.82%
Miscellaneous0.15%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.41%
Cash0.29%
Miscellaneous0.12%
Rights & Warrants0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
North America99.74%
Europe0.26%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history