iShares ETF Returns
The iShares ETF family was started by Barclays Global Investors and Morgan Stanley as WEBS (World Equity Benchmark Shares) in 1993. In 2009, Barclays agreed to sell Barclays Global Investors, including iShares, to BlackRock in a mixed cash-stock deal. As of September 2009, iShares has more than 180 ETFs.
iShares Quick Facts
- Headquarters: Jersey City, NJ
- U.S. Listed ETFs: 288
- Expense Ratio Range: 0.07% - 1.02%
- Avg. Expense Ratio: 0.41%
- iShares maintains ETFs in the following ETFdb Categories: All Cap Equities, Alternative Energy Equities, Asia Pacific Equities, Building & Construction , California Munis, China Equities, Commodities, Commodity Producers Equities, Communications Equities, Consumer Discretionary Equities, Consumer Staples Equities, Corporate Bonds, Diversified Portfolio, Emerging Markets Bonds, Emerging Markets Equities, Energy Equities, Europe Equities, Financials Equities, Foreign Large Cap Equities, Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities, Global Equities, Global Real Estate, Government Bonds, Health & Biotech Equities, Hedge Fund, High Yield Bonds, Industrials Equities, Inflation-Protected Bonds, International Government Bonds, Japan Equities, Large Cap Blend Equities, Large Cap Growth Equities, Large Cap Value Equities, Latin America Equities, Materials, Mid Cap Blend Equities, Mid Cap Growth Equities, Mid Cap Value Equities, Money Market, Mortgage Backed Securities, National Munis, New York Munis, Precious Metals, Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds, Real Estate, Small Cap Blend Equities, Small Cap Growth Equities, Small Cap Value Equities, Target Retirement Date, Technology Equities, Total Bond Market, Transportation Equities, Utilities Equities
iShares ETF Returns
The following table presents sortable historical returns for all iShares ETFs. To see information on dividends, expenses, or technicals, click on one of the other tabs below.
As Of 05/21/2013
| Symbol | Name | 1 Week | 4 Week | YTD | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RING | MSCI Global Gold Miners Fund | -6.55% | -5.15% | -40.80% | -39.30% | n/a | n/a |
| EWW | MSCI Mexico Index Fund | -4.66% | -6.07% | -2.52% | 23.83% | 54.02% | 18.04% |
| EWAS | MSCI Australia Small Cap Index Fund | -4.51% | -4.94% | -6.15% | 4.74% | n/a | n/a |
| SLV | Silver Trust | -4.21% | -2.52% | -26.39% | -21.89% | 24.61% | 23.54% |
| SLVP | MSCI Global Silver Miners Fund | -3.97% | -3.83% | -39.83% | -25.88% | n/a | n/a |
| IAU | COMEX Gold Trust | -3.61% | -2.98% | -18.00% | -14.04% | 15.21% | 47.03% |
| EPU | MSCI All Peru Capped Index Fund | -3.32% | -2.30% | -14.82% | -2.42% | 34.69% | n/a |
| ECH | MSCI Chile Index Fund | -3.30% | -3.98% | -5.42% | 1.05% | 18.09% | 22.37% |
| ENZL | MSCI New Zealand Investable Market Index Fund | -3.17% | -3.30% | 7.61% | 32.76% | n/a | n/a |
| EZA | MSCI South Africa Index Fund | -2.59% | 1.87% | -11.71% | 3.79% | 34.14% | 11.56% |
| IBB | Nasdaq Biotechnology | -2.49% | 3.87% | 32.30% | 47.40% | 126.93% | 135.40% |
| DVYA | Asia/Pacific Dividend 30 Index Fund | -2.48% | -2.16% | 8.71% | 27.22% | n/a | n/a |
| EMMT | MSCI Emerging Markets Materials Sector Index Fund | -2.27% | -1.74% | -14.49% | 0.46% | -2.16% | n/a |
| EWA | MSCI Australia Index Fund | -2.17% | -1.85% | 5.77% | 31.60% | 65.42% | 13.31% |
| ITB | Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index Fund | -2.11% | 8.83% | 20.51% | 72.80% | 98.12% | 46.58% |
| TUR | MSCI Turkey Investable Market Index Fund | -1.86% | 4.88% | 12.88% | 61.62% | 49.07% | 53.90% |
| EWS | MSCI Singapore Index Fund | -1.64% | 4.42% | 5.26% | 26.06% | 47.77% | 27.59% |
| FEFN | MSCI Far East Financials Sector Index Fund | -1.50% | 1.65% | 20.06% | 41.62% | 48.65% | n/a |
| EWSS | MSCI Singapore Small Cap Index Fund | -1.36% | 1.09% | 8.60% | 45.05% | n/a | n/a |
| ITIP | International Inflation-Linked Bond Fund ETF | -1.24% | -2.69% | -3.47% | 7.24% | n/a | n/a |
| EPP | MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan Index Fund | -1.21% | 0.36% | 6.07% | 31.13% | 60.39% | 16.67% |
| SCJ | MSCI Japan Small Cap Index Fund | -1.13% | 2.76% | 22.57% | 31.96% | 38.98% | 17.85% |
| EEME | MSCI Emerging Markets EMEA Index Fund | -1.11% | 5.74% | -5.55% | 14.26% | n/a | n/a |
| LEMB | Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond Fund | -1.10% | -1.23% | -1.30% | 9.54% | n/a | n/a |
| IAK | Dow Jones U.S. Insurance Index Fund | -0.97% | 6.43% | 23.49% | 40.43% | 57.30% | 3.26% |
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