BKF

iShares MSCI BIC ETF

The iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI BRIC Index. The index consists primarily of large cap stocks in Brazil, Russia, India and China.


Emerging Market

EQUITY

Passive

MANAGEMENT STYLE

84.0 M

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

69 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorBarclays Global Investors
CategoryEmerging
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateNov 12, 2007
Assets (mns)$84
Expense ratio69 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsSemi-Annually
Taxation1099
Stock selectionMarket Cap
WeightingMarket Cap
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 9.6 %
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD. 6.1 %
HDFC BANK LIMITED 2.7 %
XIAOMI CORP. CLASS B 2.4 %
MEITUAN DIANPING 2.3 %
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 2.0 %
PINDUODUO, INC. SPONSORED ADR CLASS A 1.9 %
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK-H 1.9 %
ICICI BANK LTD 1.8 %
BYD CO LTD-H 1.4 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings674
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 190
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$138,134
Large cap (>$10bn)86.0%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)12.8%
Small cap (<$2bn)0.1%
Developed mkts.10.7%
Emerging mkts.89.3%
Country Exposure
CHINA 47.5 %
INDIA 31.0 %
BRAZIL 7.0 %
HONG KONG 3.1 %
RUSSIA 2.3 %
CAYMAN ISLANDS 0.8 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 02/28/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRIncep.
Total Returns 5.4% 14.5% 7.9% -1.2% -0.3% 2.2% -0.5%
Volatility 17.3% 18.5% 18.2% 22.8% 24.8% 22.6% --
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.4514%
MSCI EAFE0.7236%
MSCI Emg Mkts1.1083%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)30
Turnover1.4%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.24%
ADV of underlying (mns)$42,777
Technical Indicators
Recent close$39.99
30d moving avg.$39.88
Annualized volatility20.9%
Relative strength (RSI)55
Short interest (ETF)1.1%
Short interest (underlying)0.0%
Distributions
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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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ETF Research Center Rating

OVERWEIGHT

Above average appreciation potential. A rating of OVERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 4th quintile (ranking higher than 60%-80%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at attractive valuations and/or having above-average fundamentals.

ALTAR Score™

BKF

13.0%

Cat. Avg

9.9%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 156 funds in the Emerging Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 9.9% and a standard deviation of 4.1%. BKF's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.8 standard deviations above the category average. This places BKF in the 78th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

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Factor Scorecard

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Passive
Emerging Market Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 53
Avg. Expense Ratio 52.8 bp
Std. Deviation 23.2 bp
BKF (69 bp) Percentile rank 77
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
BKF 69.0 24.2 93.2
Peer Avg. 50.8 27.2 78.0
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