BKF News and Press, iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund From 06/08/23

2023-06-08 09:23:25 ET iShares MSCI BRIC ETF ( NYSEARCA: BKF ) - $0.2521 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.45% as of April 30. Payable Jun 13; for shareholders of record Jun 08; ex-div Jun 07. For further details see: iShares MSCI BRIC ETF declares semi-annual distribu...

2023-05-22 17:17:02 ET Summary BKF invests in the so-called "BRIC" equity markets, but excluding Russia. The fund is mostly exposed to China, however, India and Brazil together represent about 38% of the fund. BKF appears to be undervalued, notwithstanding political risks and ...

2023-04-29 08:04:28 ET Summary AVEM consists of stocks within emerging markets located in countries like China, Taiwan, and India. Many emerging countries initiated rate-hiking cycles before the United States and therefore may be better positioned for growth in the near future as ...

Summary iShares MSCI Frontier and Select EM ETF tracks an index of frontier markets. The FM ETF straddles the line between emerging markets and frontier markets, with a fund objective of an 80/20 split. For the layperson, frontier markets are a step down from emerging markets, makin...

Summary iShares MSCI BRIC ETF tracks a market cap-weighted index of Brazil, India, and China's economies. This used to be the BRIC fund, but Russia got the boot. The fund has gone on a wild ride this year, bottoming out in October before climbing 21% in the last three months. De...

Summary US equity markets have gotten off to a very weak start to December with four consecutive declines to start the month (and futures on Wednesday pointing to a fifth straight day). For most of the year heading into December, we saw the bond market fall in tandem with stocks, but re...

Summary Significant drops in price this year have erased years of built-up gains, and now a lot of areas of global financial markets are looking at double-digit percentage declines going back to the late 2010s. The major US index ETFs are sitting on 20%+ declines in 2022, but they...

Summary It is hard to determine sometimes what causes markets to move as they do. Take last Friday’s stock market selloff. The widely cited “reason” for the selloff was Jerome Powell’s speech at the Fed’s Jackson Hole Symposium. Of the major ...

With inflation at multi-decade highs in many countries and pressures broadening beyond food and energy prices, policymakers have pivoted toward tighter policy. Stable prices are a crucial prerequisite for sustained economic growth. The high uncertainty clouding the economic and in...

July was the highest revenue generating month of 2022. The US hard to borrow equity market pushes revenues higher. Fixed income continues to see strong demand. Corporate bonds are in for an impressive 2022. Global securities finance revenues totalled $1.215 bln, ...