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About iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF
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Inception date
Dec 10, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
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
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.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Producer Manufacturing
Stocks99.41%
Finance24.07%
Producer Manufacturing11.56%
Technology Services5.74%
Non-Energy Minerals5.27%
Process Industries5.23%
Consumer Durables4.72%
Industrial Services4.71%
Consumer Non-Durables4.69%
Retail Trade4.65%
Consumer Services4.15%
Transportation4.14%
Health Technology4.12%
Electronic Technology4.09%
Distribution Services3.18%
Commercial Services2.94%
Utilities2.84%
Communications1.51%
Energy Minerals0.90%
Health Services0.62%
Miscellaneous0.30%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.59%
Cash0.40%
UNIT0.12%
Temporary0.04%
Mutual fund0.03%
Corporate0.00%
Miscellaneous0.00%
Rights & Warrants0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe45.29%
Asia40.81%
Oceania10.35%
Middle East3.05%
North America0.45%
Africa0.04%
Latin America0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history