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Barclays Releases Estimates of iShares Capital-Gains Distributions

IndexFunds.com Staff
Tuesday, October 17, 2000

Barclays Global Investors (BGI) recently released estimated capital-gains distributions for iShares, its exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The distributions were estimated as a percentage of each ETF's total net assets. The highest estimated capital gains distribution was for the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Internet Index fund (IYV), at 1.98%.

Estimated Cap-Gains for iShares

ETF Name Ticker Net Assets as of 9/29/00 in $MM Capital Gains as of % of Net Assets
IShares Dow Jones US Basic Materials Index IYM
7.8
0.30%
iShares Dow Jones US Chemicals Index Fund IYD
15.8
0.64%
iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Cyc Index Fund IYC
14.6
0.36%
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Non-Cyc Index IYK
14.2
0.06%
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Energy Sector Index Fund IYE
34.8
0.00%
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Sector Index Fund IYF
120
0.07%
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Services Index IYG
68.2
0.05%
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Sector Index IYH
29.9
0.22%
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Industrial Sector Index IYJ
27.3
0.22%
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Internet Index Fund IYV
71.4
1.98%
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund IYR
30.3
0.07%
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Technology Sector Index IYW
126.1
0.29%
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Telecom Sector Index Fund IYZ
38.3
1.90%
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Index Fund IYY
30.6
0.02%
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Sector Index Fund IDU
47.9
0.01%
iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund IWF
61.7
0.24%
iShares Russell 1000 Index Fund IWB
262.8
-0.05%
iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund IWD
63.8
-0.28%
iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund IWO
44.3
0.23%
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund IWM
233.7
-0.01%
iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund IWN
37.7
0.14%
iShares Russell 3000 Growth Index Fund IWZ
16.3
0.03%
iShares Russell 3000 Index Fund IWV
64
0.09%
iShares Russell 3000 Value Index Fund IWW
18.4
0.10%
iShares S&P 500 Index Fund IVV
1,668.40
0.00%
iShares S&P 500/BARRA Growth Index Fund IVW
78.6
0.23%
iShares S&P 500/BARRA Value Index Fund IVE
59.8
0.72%
iShares S&P Europe 350 Index Fund IEV
14.7
-0.01%
iShares S&P MidCap 400 Index Fund IJH
241.6*
-0.07%
iShares S&P MidCap 400/BARRA Growth Index IJK
36.5
0.46%
iShares S&P MidCap 400/BARRA Value Index IJJ
19.6
0.60%
iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index Fund IJR
70.6
1.42%
iShares S&P SmallCap 600/BARRA Growth Index IJT
16.9
0.61%
iShares S&P SmallCap 600/BARRA Value Index IJS
14.4
0.02%
iShares S&P/TSE 60 Index Fund IKC
9.3
0.86%

Source: iShares.com   *Assets and Capital Gains as of % of Net Assets of as of 10/00, all others as of 9/29/00


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