About Us

iShares is one of the world’s largest ETF providers, offering more than 1,250 products worldwide.¹
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OUR MISSION

WE ARE CHAMPIONS OF INVESTOR PROGRESS BY RELENTLESSLY PURSUING BETTER WAYS TO INVEST

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WHO WE ARE

AN INDUSTRY LEADER

 iShares has been a leader in the ETF marketplace for more than two decades, and as a part of BlackRock, our products are engineered by investment professionals with discipline and deep risk management expertise.

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WHAT WE DO

ETFS TO MATCH YOUR AMBITIONS

With a global line-up of over 1,250 ETFs, we are committed to providing investor access to every corner of the market.²

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OUR COMMITMENT

IN PURSUIT OF FINANCIAL WELL BEING

As a part of BlackRock, we’re committed to helping more and more people experience financial well-being. iShares offers investors access to BlackRock’s industry-leading expertise, solutions and tools that help advance this mission of financial well-being for our investors.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

iShares is a global leader in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) with a line-up of over 1,250 funds.³ As part of BlackRock, iShares ETFs harness expertise and innovation to drive progress for the financial industry and our investors.

In March of 1996, we created 17 of the world’s first ETFs known as World Equity Benchmark Shares (WEBS). Four years later, the WEBS funds were folded into a new line of iShares-branded ETFs. 

We manage over 1,250 ETFs globally, so whether you’re dipping your toes into ETFs or fine-tuning your portfolio, our broad range of cost-efficient ETFs is designed to help you navigate today’s evolving ETF landscape.⁴

iShares ETFs offer diversified, low-cost, and tax-efficient access to the world’s investment markets.

Please visit our product screener to discover the range of iShares ETFs and index funds you can invest in through a stock broker or direct investing platform.

 

1, 2,3,4 BlackRock, as of 10/10/2022.