iShares MSCI Min Vol Global Index ETF (CAD-Hedged)
Overview
The investment objective of the Fund is to provide long term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the MSCI ACWI Minimum Volatility Index USD the Index, net of expenses. The Fund Under normal market conditions, the Fund will primarily invest in securities of one or more exchange traded funds managed by BlackRock Canada or an affiliate iShares ETFs and or international equity securities. The Index aims to reflect the performance characteristics of a minimum volatility strategy applied to the large and mid-cap securities in the MSCI All Country World Index the MSCI ACWI. The eligible universe of securities is taken from the MSCI ACWI, which is a free float adjusted market capitalization weighted index, and then MSCI follows a rules based methodology to determine optimal weights for securities in the Index in order to seek to minimize total risk of the MSCI ACWI. The Index is optimized in US dollars and reported in Canadian dollars.