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About iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
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Inception date
Dec 10, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Distributes
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Tax on distributions
Qualified dividends
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
SCZ is well-known for providing a classic, market-cap-weighted representation of international developed, small-cap market with a diverse collection of holdings. With around 2,300+ constituents, the index covers approximately 14% of the market capitalization in each country. The fund avoids exposure to Canadian and US companies in its portfolio construction a common practice in this space given the high correlation of Canadian firms to American firms. In all, SCZ aims to provide investors with diversified international stocks allocation in the small-cap segment.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Producer Manufacturing
Stocks99.58%
Finance23.57%
Producer Manufacturing12.55%
Technology Services5.70%
Process Industries5.17%
Electronic Technology5.13%
Non-Energy Minerals4.83%
Industrial Services4.79%
Consumer Non-Durables4.73%
Retail Trade4.50%
Health Technology4.29%
Transportation4.18%
Consumer Durables4.06%
Consumer Services3.98%
Distribution Services3.40%
Commercial Services2.87%
Utilities2.58%
Communications1.34%
Energy Minerals1.12%
Health Services0.47%
Miscellaneous0.33%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.42%
Cash0.25%
UNIT0.12%
Mutual fund0.02%
Temporary0.02%
Corporate0.00%
Rights & Warrants0.00%
Miscellaneous0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe45.12%
Asia40.05%
Oceania10.63%
Middle East3.73%
North America0.44%
Africa0.03%
Latin America0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history