Ishr Msci Em-a Discussion Threads

[kiwi2007] 04/1/2011 10:06

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (Acc) is an exchange traded fund (ETF) that aims to track the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index as closely as possible. The ETF invests in physical index securities. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index offers exposure to stocks from emerging markets world wide which comply with MSCI's size, liquidity, and free float criteria.

Top Holdings (as of 4/1/11)
1 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD ORD KRW5000.0 712.15 Korea (South) 2.13
2 CHINA MOBILE LTD ORD HKD0.1 10.05 China 1.76
3 AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV-SER L ORD NPV 2.87 Mexico 1.72
4 OAO GAZPROM-REG S ADS ADR NPV 23.30 Russian Federation 1.71
5 CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE-PREF A ORD NPV 28.83 Brazil 1.68
6 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC ORD TWD10.0 2.12 Taiwan 1.54
7 BANCO ITAU HOLD FINANCEIR-PREF ORD NPV 23.43 Brazil 1.49
8 PETROBRAS - PETROLEO BRAZ-PR ORD BRL 100 14.79 Brazil 1.45
9 PETROBRAS - PETROLEO BRAS ORD NPV 16.49 Brazil 1.38
10 INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES-SP ADR ADR NPV 67.85 India 1.34

Sector Allocation
01/12/10
Sector Weight %
1 Financials 25.33
2 Energy 14.24
3 Materials 14.07
4 Information Technology 13.18
5 Telecommunication Services 7.92
6 Industrials 7.64
7 Consumer Discretionary 7.23
8 Consumer Staples 6.33
9 Utilities 3.12
10 Health Care 0.93

China 17.05%
Brazil 15.78%
Korea (South) 13.87%
Taiwan 11.45%
South Africa 7.94%
India 7.57%
Russian Federation 6.50%
Mexico 4.51%
Malaysia 3.03%