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iShares is the brand name of the exchange-traded fund (ETF) family pioneered by Barclays Global Investors.
The iShares family includes several sector and industry-group specific iShares ETFs. The sector and industry-group specific iShares ETFs are registered as iShares, Inc. under the 1940 Investment Company Act.
In the United States, Harold Evensky, a CFP(R) and financial author in Coral Gables, wrote financial articles using iShares and ETFs as interchangeable terms starting in 2003. This linking was used by Barclays Global Investors in their late 2005 advertising campaign to personal advisors by having established financial planners like Deena Katz CFP(R) promoting iShares over a generic ETF term. In Canada iShares used to be known as iUnits. Barclay's re-branded all Canadian iUnits funds as iShares in April 2006.
iShares ETFs take an index or 'passive' approach to investing. All of the sector and industry-group iShares seek to track the returns of their target index less any fees and expenses.
iShares ETFs may be purchased in 'round lots' of 100 shares or smaller with the minimum number being one share.
Relatively wide selections of sector and industry-group ETFs are available as iShares. iShares ETFs that track Dow Jones indexes consist of U. S. companies while iShares ETFs that track S&P Global indexes include companies domiciled abroad as well. Investors looking for global sector exposure as well as industry-group exposure will want to take a closer look at iShares offerings.
The iShares COMEX Gold Trust and iShares Silver Trust are convenient investment vehicles that allow investors to profit from moves in the price of gold and silver bullion without venturing into the spot or futures markets.
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