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About iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
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Inception date
Sep 23, 2014
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
ISIN
US46434G5099
HEEM offers currency-hedged exposure to a broad basket of emerging-market stocks. The fund piggybacks on iShares' hugely popular EEM. In fact, HEEM simply holds the same stocks as EEM and overlays that position with currency contracts to hedge out its currency exposure to the US dollar. The index is 100% hedged to US dollars by selling each foreign currency forward at the one-month forward weight, while the amount is kept constant during the period. Outside of the currency-hedge, HEEM's exposure is vanilla. It's worth noting that this fund defines Korea as an emerging market, so that country is represented in this portfolio. The index is rebalanced monthly on the last trading day, to take into account the effect of the rolling one-month forward contracts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
HEEM trades at 31.97 USD today, its price has risen 0.76% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on HEEM price chart.
HEEM net asset value is 31.80 today — it's risen 3.47% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
HEEM assets under management is 174.32 M USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
HEEM price has risen by 3.14% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 20.10% increase. See more dynamics on HEEM price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.47% over the last month, showed a 9.70% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 22.61% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.47% over the last month, showed a 9.70% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 22.61% in a year.
HEEM fund flows account for −13.67 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
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HEEM invests in funds. See more details in our Analysis section.
HEEM expense ratio is 0.72%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, HEEM isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, HEEM technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating HEEM shows the buy signal. See more of HEEM technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, HEEM technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating HEEM shows the buy signal. See more of HEEM technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, HEEM pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.35%.
HEEM trades at a premium (0.22%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
HEEM shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
HEEM follows the MSCI EM 100% Hedged to USD Net Variant. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Sep 23, 2014.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.