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About Ishares MSCI India Small Cap ETF
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Inception date
Feb 8, 2012
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
SMIN tracks a benchmark of a representative basket of small-cap stocks that's very difficult to access, thus delivering exposure thats in line with the Indian small-cap market. SMIN generally invests at least 90% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics substantially identical to the same, and utilizes a representative sampling indexing strategy in order to manage the fund. The underlying index is market-cap-weighted and is based on the MSCI Global Investable Indexes (GIMI) Methodology designed with a strong emphasis on index liquidity, investability and replicability. The index is reviewed quarterly and rebalanced semi-annually.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Producer Manufacturing
Stocks96.86%
Finance19.66%
Producer Manufacturing16.58%
Process Industries9.64%
Technology Services7.93%
Health Technology7.90%
Consumer Non-Durables3.97%
Health Services3.81%
Non-Energy Minerals3.80%
Industrial Services3.70%
Utilities3.34%
Electronic Technology3.17%
Consumer Durables3.04%
Consumer Services2.87%
Commercial Services2.80%
Retail Trade1.49%
Transportation1.37%
Distribution Services1.16%
Energy Minerals0.49%
Communications0.16%
Bonds, Cash & Other3.14%
Cash3.12%
Miscellaneous0.02%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia99.59%
Middle East0.41%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
SMIN invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 19.66% stocks, and Producer Manufacturing, with 16.58% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
SMIN last dividends amounted to 2.97 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.54 USD in dividends, which shows a 81.97% increase.
SMIN assets under management is 933.03 M USD. It's risen 2.21% over the last month.
SMIN fund flows account for 18.50 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, SMIN pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 0.70%. The last dividend (Dec 20, 2024) amounted to 5.23 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
SMIN shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Feb 8, 2012, and its management style is Passive.
SMIN expense ratio is 0.75% meaning you'd have to pay 0.75% of your investment to help manage the fund.
SMIN follows the MSCI India Small Cap. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
SMIN invests in stocks.
SMIN price has risen by 1.07% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −7.48% decrease. See more dynamics on SMIN price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 15.76% increase in three-month performance and has decreased by −0.83% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 15.76% increase in three-month performance and has decreased by −0.83% in a year.
SMIN trades at a premium (0.03%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.