What does NR USD mean?
Net Return
NR—Net Return indicates that this series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment. TR—Total Return, includes performance of both capital gains as well as dividends reinvested.
What are BlackRock Funds?
The firm offers a variety of funds and portfolios investing in vehicles such as equities, money market instruments, and fixed income. Clients look to BlackRock for access to mutual funds, investments focused on objectives related to retirement income and college savings, and exchange traded funds (ETFs).
What does ACWI ex US mean?
The MSCI ACWI Ex-U.S. is a stock market index comprising of non-U.S. stocks from 22 developed markets and 26 emerging markets.
How much emerging markets in ACWI ex US?
The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index captures large and mid cap representation across 22 of 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries (excluding the US) and 27 Emerging Markets (EM) countries*.
How big is the MSCI ACWI Smid cap index?
MSCI ACWI SMID Cap Index (USD) MSCI ACWI SMID Cap Index (USD) | msci.com The MSCI ACWI SMID Cap Index captures mid and small cap representation across 23 Developed Markets (DM) and 26 Emerging Markets (EM) countries*. With 7,457 constituents, the index covers approximately 28% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country.
When was the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index launched?
The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index was launched on Jan 01, 2001. Data prior to the launch date is back-tested data (i.e. calculations of how the index might have performed over that time period had the index existed). There are frequently material differences between back-tested performance and actual results. Past performance — whether actual or
What does MSCI ACWI mean for asset allocation?
The MSCI ACWI Index provides a broad global equity benchmark to support: Asset allocation: Consistent, complete representation that captures the full spectrum of the global equity opportunity set without home bias.
What does iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF do?
Use to diversify internationally and seek long-term growth in your portfolio The iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization non-U.S. equities. Incept. Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund.