iSharesiShares is a class of exchange-traded funds that tracks the ... More is a class of exchange-traded funds that tracks the performance of an index, much like a stock.
The iShares tracker funds follow more than 100 indices in the US, UK and 16 other countries, including the NASDAQThe NASDAQ is the second-largest stock exchange in the US, ... More (and its smaller specialist indices), FTSE 100The FTSE 100 is a stock index of the 100 largest companies ... More, EuronextThe Euronext is a major European stock market that was for... More, S&P 500 and the NikkeiThe Nikkei is a stock index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange ... More 225. Many of the indices are for stocks by iShares also tracks performance for other financial instruments such as bondsBonds are debt instruments, which means they are a way of b... More, commoditiesIn trading, commodities are an asset class that describe... More and real estateWhat is real estate? The term real estate describes proper... More.
Trading iShares
Many traders find iShares ETFs very easy and convenient to trade because they combine the liquidityWhat is market liquidity? The term liquidity of a market... More of equityWhat is equity? In accounting and finance, equity is the r... More trading and the diversity of open-end funds. The ETFs are highly transparent – the company behind iShares, BlackRock, provides real-time trading data across its websites, meaning traders can quickly see how they are performing.
As at late 2012, iShares accounted for more than $620 billion traded across close to 500 different indices and funds, and 43% of global trading for all ETF assets under management.
