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About iShares Russell Mid-cap Value ETF
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Inception date
Jul 17, 2001
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
IWS is well-known in the mid-cap value space, holding approximately 550+ stocks in its basket. The fund pulls from a subset of the Russell 1000, avoiding the largest 200 stocks. The underlying index focuses on US stocks that are believed to be undervalued relative to all securities in the Russell mid-cap Index. Securities with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values are selected for index inclusion. The index is reconstituted annually to ensure larger stocks do not distort the performance of the mid-cap value market.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks99.34%
Finance26.05%
Technology Services9.35%
Producer Manufacturing7.83%
Utilities7.06%
Electronic Technology6.66%
Health Technology5.06%
Process Industries4.97%
Industrial Services4.79%
Consumer Services4.38%
Retail Trade4.28%
Consumer Non-Durables3.80%
Energy Minerals2.59%
Consumer Durables2.52%
Transportation2.09%
Distribution Services2.05%
Health Services1.95%
Non-Energy Minerals1.86%
Commercial Services1.80%
Communications0.27%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.66%
Cash0.66%
Miscellaneous0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
North America97.02%
Europe2.89%
Latin America0.09%
Middle East0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
IWS invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 26.05% stocks, and Technology Services, with 9.35% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
IWS top holdings are MicroStrategy Incorporated Class A and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., occupying 0.92% and 0.84% of the portfolio correspondingly.
IWS last dividends amounted to 0.49 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.45 USD in dividends, which shows a 8.95% increase.
IWS assets under management is 12.98 B USD. It's fallen 2.78% over the last month.
IWS fund flows account for −272.64 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, IWS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.64%. The last dividend (Jun 20, 2025) amounted to 0.49 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
IWS shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Jul 17, 2001, and its management style is Passive.
IWS expense ratio is 0.23% meaning you'd have to pay 0.23% of your investment to help manage the fund.
IWS follows the Russell Midcap Value. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
IWS invests in stocks.
IWS price has fallen by −0.45% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 6.59% increase. See more dynamics on IWS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −1.42% over the last month, have fallen by −1.42% over the last month, showed a 2.03% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 8.42% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −1.42% over the last month, have fallen by −1.42% over the last month, showed a 2.03% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 8.42% in a year.
IWS trades at a premium (0.06%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.