IShares

IShares' filing represents a bid to launch funds along the lines of WisdomTree's model, which can mean more flexibility to design funds based on novel investment concepts rather than specific areas of the market.

BlackRock's iShares Arm, Under Assault, Eyes Indexing Ian Salisbury 2011

IShares MSCI KLD 400 Social Index , which follows the broad, socially responsible U.S. benchmark of the same name, includes many staples of the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index.

Investing with Principles Jonathan Burton 2011

"IShares continues to lead the industry and has delivered strong asset growth since 2007," said BlackRock Managing Director Noel Archard in response to questions about iShares business prospects.

BlackRock's iShares Arm, Under Assault, Eyes Indexing Ian Salisbury 2011

IShares' ETFs represent about one-fifth of BlackRock's $3.7 trillion in total assets under management.

BlackRock's iShares Arm, Under Assault, Eyes Indexing Ian Salisbury 2011

IShares has tried a number of other initiatives to bolster its momentum: Investing in its business in areas like Europe and Asia, seeking new markets for U.S.

BlackRock's iShares Arm, Under Assault, Eyes Indexing Ian Salisbury 2011

IShares portfolio manager Dina Ting says that although the fund's shorter-term performance may vary from the index, the ETF has outperformed its target — that is, the index return minus the ETF's expenses — by an average 0.09 percentage point a year since its 2003 inception.

Identical Twins? Nope. Reshma Kapadia 2010

Plenty to Go Around IShares, acquired last year by BlackRock Inc., still dominates the market, holding about $7 of every $10 in bond ETFs.

ETFs Duke It Out Over Bond Investors 2010

IShares portfolio manager Dina Ting says that although the fund's shorter-term performance may vary from the index, the ETF has outperformed its target — that is, the index return minus the ETF's expenses — by an average 0.09 percentage point a year since its 2003 inception.

Identical Twins? Nope. Reshma Kapadia 2010

IShares portfolio manager Dina Ting says that although the fund's shorter-term performance may vary from the index, the ETF has outperformed its target — that is, the index return minus the ETF's expenses — by an average 0.09 percentage point a year since its 2003 inception.

Identical Twins? Nope. Reshma Kapadia 2010

IShares Russell 2000, an exchange-traded fund that mirrors the Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks, lost 20.3% in 2002, according to Morningstar, but then gained 47.6%, 18%, 4.5% and 18.3% over the next four years, respectively.

Small-Cap Funds 2009