December 29, 2022 | |
2022 Prospectus |
• | iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF | EWJV | NASDAQ |
Ticker: EWJV | Stock Exchange: Nasdaq |
(ongoing expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investments) | ||||||
Management Fees |
Distribution
and Service (12b-1) Fees |
Other Expenses1 |
Total
Annual Fund Operating Expenses | |||
1 |
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
1 |
One Year | Since
Fund Inception | ||
(Inception
Date: |
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Return Before Taxes
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Return After Taxes on Distributions2
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Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of
Fund Shares2
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MSCI Japan Value Index (USD) (Index returns do not reflect deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) |
2 |
■ | Government intervention in issuers' operations or structure; |
■ | A lack of market liquidity and market efficiency; |
■ | Greater securities price volatility; |
■ | Exchange rate fluctuations and exchange controls; |
■ | Less availability of public information about issuers; |
■ | Limitations on foreign ownership of securities; |
■ | Imposition of withholding or other taxes; |
■ | Imposition of restrictions on the expatriation of the funds or other assets of the Fund; |
■ | Higher transaction and custody costs and delays in settlement procedures; |
■ | Difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations; |
■ | Lower levels of regulation of the securities markets; |
■ | Weaker accounting, disclosure and reporting requirements and the risk of being delisted from U.S. exchanges; and |
■ | Legal principles relating to corporate governance, directors’ fiduciary duties and liabilities and stockholders’ rights in markets in which the Fund invests may differ from or may not be as extensive or protective as those that apply in the U.S. |
iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF | |||||||
Year
Ended 08/31/22 |
Year
Ended 08/31/21 |
Year
Ended 08/31/20 |
Period
From 03/05/19(a) to 08/31/19 | ||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $27.73 | $23.22 | $23.70 | $24.67 | |||
Net investment income(b) | 0.72 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.46 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)(c) | (3.88) | 4.36 | (0.26) | (0.97) | |||
Net increase (decrease) from investment operations | (3.16) | 5.01 | 0.45 | (0.51) | |||
Distributions from net investment income(d) | (0.79) | (0.50) | (0.93) | (0.46) | |||
Net asset value, end of period | $23.78 | $27.73 | $23.22 | $23.70 | |||
Total Return(e) | |||||||
Based on net asset value | (11.57)% | 21.62% | 1.71% | (2.10)%(f) | |||
Ratios to Average Net Assets(g) | |||||||
Total expenses | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15%(h) | |||
Net investment income | 2.74% | 2.39% | 2.98% | 3.83%(h) | |||
Supplemental Data | |||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $80,852 | $44,361 | $6,965 | $7,111 | |||
Portfolio turnover rate(i) | 24% | 24% | 35% | 9%(f) | |||
(a) Commencement of operations. | |||||||
(b) Based on average shares outstanding. | |||||||
(c) The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities. | |||||||
(d) Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations. | |||||||
(e) Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions. | |||||||
(f) Not annualized. | |||||||
(g) Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds. | |||||||
(h) Annualized. | |||||||
(i) Portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind transactions. |
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