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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
Stocks99.72%
Finance25.81%
Health Technology13.11%
Technology Services10.16%
Electronic Technology7.29%
Producer Manufacturing7.00%
Consumer Services3.74%
Industrial Services3.57%
Commercial Services3.27%
Retail Trade3.14%
Utilities3.02%
Consumer Durables2.85%
Process Industries2.85%
Non-Energy Minerals2.39%
Health Services2.36%
Consumer Non-Durables2.17%
Energy Minerals2.16%
Transportation2.02%
Distribution Services1.75%
Communications0.94%
Miscellaneous0.15%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.28%
Cash0.19%
Miscellaneous0.09%
Rights & Warrants0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
North America98.10%
Europe1.45%
Latin America0.21%
Asia0.13%
Middle East0.11%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history