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iShares. iShares is a collection of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed by BlackRock, which acquired the brand and business from Barclays in 2009. The first iShares ETFs were known as World Equity Benchmark Shares (WEBS) but have since been rebranded. [ 1] Most iShares funds track a bond or stock market index, although some are actively managed.
In the United States, these funds are not as popular as the ex-US funds such as iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA). Statistics. The average market cap of the iShares S&P Global 100 is just a hair smaller than its relative iShares S&P 100 ($147bn versus $150bn as of December 2014). It also has higher alpha over the period 2011-2014. See also
S&P 100. The S&P 100 Index is a stock market index of United States stocks maintained by Standard & Poor's . Index options on the S&P 100 are traded with the ticker symbol "OEX". Because of the popularity of these options, investors often refer to the index by its ticker symbol. The S&P 100, a subset of the S&P 500, includes 101 (because one of ...
Morningstar (MORN) has published its annual analysis of America's best and worst 529 college savings plans. If you have kids -- and higher-education-related hopes for them -- here's what you need ...
v. t. e. An exchange-traded fund ( ETF) is a type of investment fund that is also an exchange-traded product, i.e., it is traded on stock exchanges. [ 1][ 2][ 3] ETFs own financial assets such as stocks, bonds, currencies, debts, futures contracts, and/or commodities such as gold bars. Many ETFs provide some level of diversification compared to ...
iShares S&P 100 mainly competes with S&P 500 funds, including SPDR S&P 500 ( NYSE Arca : SPY ), iShares Core S&P 500 ( NYSE Arca : IVV ), and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF ( NYSE Arca : VOO ). Those funds are not mega; one fund that is more similar is Guggenheim Russell Top 50 Mega Cap ( NYSE Arca : IWL ). [1] [2] [3]
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF trust is an exchange-traded fund which trades on the NYSE Arca under the symbol SPY ( NYSE Arca : SPY ). SPDR is an acronym for the Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts, the former name of the ETF. It is designed to track the S&P 500 stock market index. This fund is the largest and oldest ETF in the USA.
Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. offers the following 21 ETFs listed on the TSX: TSX : VCE – Vanguard FTSE Canada Index ETF. TSX : VCN – Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap Index ETF. TSX : VDY – Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. TSX : VRE – Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF.