Record iShares Growth as Investors Embrace ETFs at Fastest Pace Ever - Seite 3

Asia Pacific

Susan Chan, Head of Asia Pacific iShares at BlackRock, said:

“We have doubled our business in APAC over three years, pushing client holdings of iShares in the region to over $100bn for first time. In 2017, we built on the greater fixed income penetration we achieved in 2016, and doubled the number of fixed income clients in Asia Pacific in two years. The Korean and Taiwanese markets have made bigger contributions to our business over the course of this year as ETFs are increasingly used for portfolio construction across multiple applications.”

Latin America

Nicolas Gomez, Head of Latin America & Iberia iShares at BlackRock, said:

“Latin American investors continue to embrace iShares ETFs for building international portfolios. This year organic growth hit 24% as investors turned to our U.S and European funds for convenience, liquidity, breadth, cost-efficiency and transparency. The ETF evolution is in different stages across the Latin American market, with pension funds leading the way and new investors quickly following their lead. Banks, asset managers, insurance companies, wealth managers and individual investors are all turning up their use of ETFs to diversify portfolios with increased exposures to international markets.”

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About iShares

iShares^® is a global leader in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with more than a decade of expertise and commitment to individual and institutional investors of all sizes. With over 800 funds globally across multiple asset classes and strategies and more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management as of September 30, 2017, iShares helps clients around the world build the core of their portfolios, meet specific investment goals and implement market views. iShares funds are powered by the expert portfolio and risk management of BlackRock, trusted to manage more money than any other investment firm¹.