iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (the Fund), formerly The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, of the MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index (the Index). The Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure equity market performance of the 12 countries, such as Australia, China, Honk Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. The Fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the Underlying Index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the Underlying Index. BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) serves as the investment advisor to the Fund.
Basic Details
Issuer Blackrock
Fund NameiShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company
SymbolNASDAQ:AAXJ
Inception Date8/13/2008
Fund ManagerDiane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, Greg Savage, Alan Mason
PhoneN/A
Fund Focus
Asset ClassEquity
BenchmarkMSCI AC Asia Ex Japan NR USD
CategoryBroad Equity
FocusBroad Equity
Development LevelBlended Development
RegionAsia-Pacific
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$4.45 billion
Average Daily Volume$997,461.00
Discount/Premium0.56%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.69%
Other Expenses0.00%
Total Expenses0.69%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses0.69%
Administrator, Advisor and Custodian
AdministratorState Street Bank and Trust Company
AdvisorBlackRock Fund Advisors
CustodianState Street Bank and Trust Company
DistributorBlackRock Investments, LLC
Transfer AgentState Street Bank and Trust Company
Trustee
Lead Market MakerVirtu Financial
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (NASDAQ:AAXJ) Frequently Asked Questions
What is iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF's stock symbol?
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AAXJ."
How often does iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF?
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF declared a semiannual dividend on Wednesday, June 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.4079 per share on Monday, June 25th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 19th. View iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF's Dividend History.
Are investors shorting iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF?
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF saw a decline in short interest in July. As of July 13th, there was short interest totalling 642,096 shares, a decline of 22.9% from the June 29th total of 832,408 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 937,387 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. View iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF's Current Options Chain.
Has iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media coverage about AAXJ stock has trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.10 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the exchange traded fund an impact score of 46.46 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View Recent Headlines for iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF.
Who are iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF's major shareholders?
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Psagot Investment House Ltd. (1.71%), RiverFront Investment Group LLC (0.50%), Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC (0.42%), Quattro Financial Advisors LLC (0.27%), Arrow Financial Corp (0.22%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.20%).
Which major investors are selling iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock?
AAXJ stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Psagot Investment House Ltd., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Bank of Montreal Can, Arrow Financial Corp, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI, Quattro Financial Advisors LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC and Conservest Capital Advisors Inc..
Which major investors are buying iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF stock?
AAXJ stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Marshall Wace LLP, Capital Fund Management S.A., Accredited Investors Inc., Paloma Partners Management Co, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC, Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC, RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC and Spinnaker Trust.
How do I buy shares of iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF?
Shares of AAXJ can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF's stock price today?
One share of AAXJ stock can currently be purchased for approximately $69.82.
How big of a company is iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF?
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF has a market capitalization of $5.07 billion.
MarketBeat Community Rating for iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (NASDAQ AAXJ)
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