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iShares ETFs Give You Fast, Liquid Access to Market Opportunities

iShares ETFs Give You Fast, Liquid Access to Market Opportunities


iShares ETFs provide flexible solutions to sophisticated fund managers for both short and long-term allocation needs. They offer two levels of liquidity: liquidity based on average daily volume and liquidity of the underlying stocks within the iShares ETFs.

More to Liquidity than meets the eye
When choosing an ETF for liquidity, you look at the average daily volume (ADV). But unlike single stocks, which have a fixed volume of shares, ETFs trade as the sum of a basket of stocks, which means there’s more to liquidity than first meets the eye.

Primary markets + secondary markets = total ETF liquidity

The total liquidity of the ETF is the combination of the average daily volume (secondary market) and the average daily volume of the underlying securities (primary market). Which means the underlying ADV often ranges from two to several thousand times greater than the ETF ADV.

The unique creation and redemption mechanism of an ETF can provide liquidity in relatively illiquid markets. In that way, iShares can offer institutional investors over 200 ETFs that can provide access to many different types of markets.

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Carefully consider the iShares Funds' investment objectives, risk factors, and charges and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Funds' prospectuses, which may be obtained by calling 1-800-iShares (1-800-474-2737), or by viewing or downloading a prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.

Buying and selling shares of iShares Funds will result in brokerage commissions. Shares of the iShares Funds may be sold throughout the day on the exchange through any brokerage account. However, shares may only be redeemed directly from a Fund by Authorized Participants, in very large creation/redemption units. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares of an ETF will develop or be maintained.



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