iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund (AAXJ)

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Best Fit Pacific Ex Japan Funds ETFs

U.S. News evaluated 21 Pacific Ex Japan Funds ETFs and 8 make our Best Fit list. Our list highlights the best passively managed funds for long-term investors. Rankings are assigned based on comparisons with Best Fit funds in this category.

How we identify Best Fit Funds

Best Fit Scorecard
Costs Typical
Tracking Error Typical
Bid/Ask Ratio Typical
Holdings Diversity Good

Fund Description

The investment seeks to replicate the returns of the MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in DRs representing securities of the underlying index. The underlying index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure equity market performance of the following 10 developed and emerging market countries or regions: China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Components primarily include consumer discretionary, financial, industrials and information technology companies.

Fund Snapshot Updated 06.17.2013

Previous Close Expense Ratio 0.69%
YTD Return 6.8% Avg. 30-Day Volume 505,118
1-Year Return 9.5% Market Cap Loading...
Bid $56.35 Shares Outstanding 43,400,000
Ask $56.38 Dividends $1.05
Top 10 Holdings
Samsung Electronic (E:005930) 5.05%
Taiwan Semicon Man (E:2330) 3.30%
China Mobile Ltd (E:941) 2.22%
China Const Bk (E:939) 1.96%
Aia Group Ltd (E:1299) 1.94%
Ind & Com Bk China (E:1398) 1.71%
Tencent Hldgs Limi (E:700) 1.52%
Bank Of China (Bj) (E:3988) 1.18%
Cnooc Ltd (E:883) 1.17%
Hyundai Motor Co (E:005380) 1.02%
% of Total Holdings 21.10%

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Best Fit Pacific Ex Japan Funds

1

iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund (EWS)

2

iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund (EPP)

3

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund (AAXJ)

4

iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund (EWT)

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