|
September
1, 2023 |
|
(as
revised March 18, 2024) |
|
2023
Prospectus |
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Management
Fees
|
Distribution
and
Service
(12b-1)
Fees |
Other
Expenses
2
|
Acquired
Fund
Fees
and
Expenses2
|
Total
Annual
Fund
Operating
Expenses |
Fee
Waiver2
|
Total
Annual
Fund
Operating
Expenses
After
Fee
Waiver |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
|
1
Year |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
One
Year |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
(Inception
Date: |
|
|
|
Return
Before Taxes |
- |
- |
- |
Return
After Taxes on Distributions1
|
- |
- |
- |
Return
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund
Shares1
|
- |
- |
- |
Dow
Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend Index
(Index
returns do not reflect deductions for fees,
expenses,
or taxes) |
- |
- |
- |
|
iShares
Emerging Markets Dividend ETF
| ||||
|
Year
Ended
04/30/23 |
Year
Ended
04/30/22 |
Year
Ended
04/30/21 |
Year
Ended
04/30/20 |
Year
Ended
04/30/19 |
Net
asset value, beginning of
year |
$30.59 |
$39.62 |
$30.97 |
$40.67 |
$41.91 |
Net
investment income(a)
|
2.23 |
2.66 |
1.94 |
2.25 |
2.31 |
Net
realized and unrealized
gain
(loss)(b)
|
(5.42
) |
(8.93
) |
8.62 |
(9.42
) |
(1.33
) |
Net
increase (decrease) from
investment
operations |
(3.19
) |
(6.27
) |
10.56 |
(7.17
) |
0.98 |
Distributions
from net
investment
income(c)
|
(2.23
) |
(2.76
) |
(1.91
) |
(2.53
) |
(2.22
) |
Net
asset value, end of year |
$25.17 |
$30.59 |
$39.62 |
$30.97 |
$40.67 |
Total
Return(d)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Based
on net asset value |
(10.01
)% |
(17.19
)%(e) |
35.51
% |
(18.44
)% |
2.68
% |
Ratios
to Average Net
Assets(f)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
expenses |
0.49
% |
0.49
% |
0.49
% |
0.49
% |
0.49
% |
Total
expenses excluding
professional
fees for foreign
withholding
tax claims |
N/A |
0.49
% |
0.49
% |
N/A |
N/A |
Net
investment income |
8.78
% |
7.03
%(g) |
5.62
%(g) |
6.00
% |
5.79
% |
Supplemental
Data |
|
|
|
|
|
Net
assets, end of year (000) |
$645,719 |
$678,989 |
$841,985 |
$585,284 |
$571,435 |
Portfolio
turnover rate(h)
|
55
% |
66
% |
107
% |
15
% |
69
% |
(a)
Based
on average shares outstanding. | |||||
(b)
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. | |||||
(c)
Distributions
for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax
regulations. | |||||
(d)
Where
applicable, assumes the reinvestment of
distributions. | |||||
(e)
Includes
payment received from an affiliate, which impacted the Fund’s total
return. Excluding the payment from an
affiliate,
the Fund’s total return would have been -17.17%. | |||||
(f)
Excludes
fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in
underlying funds. | |||||
(g)
Reflects
positive effect of foreign withholding tax claims, net of the associated
professional fees, which resulted in
the
following increases for the years ended April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021,
respectively :
● Ratio
of net investment income to average net assets by 0.01% and 0.02%,
respectively. | |||||
(h)
Portfolio
turnover rate excludes in-kind
transactions. |
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Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Eastern
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|
Write: |
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