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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
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
Stocks99.47%
Finance24.01%
Producer Manufacturing12.01%
Technology Services5.63%
Process Industries5.38%
Non-Energy Minerals5.15%
Consumer Durables4.82%
Industrial Services4.72%
Consumer Non-Durables4.50%
Retail Trade4.43%
Electronic Technology4.30%
Health Technology4.20%
Transportation4.06%
Consumer Services3.99%
Distribution Services3.19%
Commercial Services2.91%
Utilities2.74%
Communications1.49%
Energy Minerals1.00%
Health Services0.62%
Miscellaneous0.32%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.53%
Cash0.35%
UNIT0.11%
Mutual fund0.03%
Temporary0.02%
Rights & Warrants0.01%
Corporate0.00%
Miscellaneous0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe45.55%
Asia40.27%
Oceania10.58%
Middle East3.08%
North America0.48%
Africa0.04%
Latin America0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history