iShares broadens US exposure with MSCI ETF

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iShares, the ETF arm of BlackRock, has released an ETF in London providing US equity exposure by tracking the respective MSCI benchmark.

The iShares MSCI USA fund, listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), is based on the MSCI USA index. This is a free float adjusted and market capitalisation weighted benchmark measuring the performance of the large and mid-cap US equity markets. The latest fund complements the issuer's existing S&P 500 fund, which the firm says is the largest US equity ETF in Europe by assets under management. iShares says the new ETF provides investors with a choice of ways to access the US market, through physically-backed funds. iShares head of product development in Europe and Asia ex-Japan Ax...

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