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iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

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Key stats


Assets under management (AUM)
‪10.93 B‬ USD
Fund flows (1Y)
—
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.30%
Discount/Premium to NAV
—
Shares outstanding
‪141.80 M‬
Expense ratio
0.40%

About iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF


Issuer
BlackRock, Inc.
Brand
iShares
Home page
ishares.com
Inception date
Dec 10, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Index tracked
MSCI EAFE Small Cap
Replication method
Physical
Management style
Passive
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
US4642882736
SCZ is well-known for providing a classic, market-cap-weighted representation of international developed, small-cap market with a diverse collection of holdings. With around 2,300+ constituents, the index covers approximately 14% of the market capitalization in each country. The fund avoids exposure to Canadian and US companies in its portfolio construction a common practice in this space given the high correlation of Canadian firms to American firms. In all, SCZ aims to provide investors with diversified international stocks allocation in the small-cap segment.

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Classification


Asset Class
Equity
Category
Size and style
Focus
Small cap
Niche
Broad-based
Strategy
Vanilla
Geography
Developed Markets Ex-North America
Weighting scheme
Market cap
Selection criteria
Market cap

SCZ analysis


What's in the fund
Exposure type
StocksBonds, Cash & Other
Finance
Producer Manufacturing
Stock breakdown by region
11%0.5%43%0.1%3%40%
Top 10 holdings

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Seasonals


Displays a symbol's price movements over previous years to identify recurring trends.

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.
SCZ assets under management is ‪10.93 B‬ 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.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
SCZ invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
SCZ expense ratio is 0.40%. 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, SCZ isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
Yes, SCZ pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.30%.
SCZ shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
SCZ follows the MSCI EAFE Small Cap. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Dec 10, 2007.
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.