Effective on or around September 1, 2017, BlackRock will make index changes to 3 iShares ETFs as detailed below:
Ticker | Fund Name | Current Underlying Index | New Underlying Index |
EWN | iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF | MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index | MSCI Netherlands IMI 25/50 Index |
EZA | iShares MSCI South Africa ETF | MSCI South Africa Index | MSCI South Africa 25/50 Index |
EWC | iShares MSCI Canada ETF | MSCI Canada Index | MSCI Canada Custom Capped Index |
The changes to capped benchmarks are being implemented to seek to reduce tracking error in the funds and improve the investor experience.
Fund names and tickers remain unchanged.
Current shareholders in the above mentioned funds are not required to take any actions as a result of these changes.