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Latest price 176.55 Change +2.36
Net assets 3 Bil % Change +1.35%
YTD +27.03 %
Category Health
Fund family name iShares
Index tracked MSCI World NR USD
Inception date 02/05/2001
Turnover ratio +14.00 %
Detailed quote Last price update 6/18/2013 4:00 PM ET ET

OVERVIEW
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (the "underlying index"). The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. The underlying index contains securities of NASDAQ® listed companies that are classified according to the Industry Classification Benchmark as either biotechnology or pharmaceuticals and that also meet other eligibility criteria determined by The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. The fund is non-diversified.
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ANNUAL RETURNS
2010 2011 2012
MKT NA NA NA
NAV 14.92 11.86 31.96
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MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY STATISTICS
MEASUREMENT STANDARD INDEX
MSCI World NR USD
R-Squared (1-year) 50.78
Beta (1-year) 0.72
Alpha (1-year) 18.33
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ASSET ALLOCATION
Prospectus Objectives Health
FEES AND EXPENSES
Expense Ratio 0.48%
Gross Expense Ratio 0.48%
Net Expense Ratio 0.48%
Management Fee 0.48%
VOLATILITY MEASURES
1-year standard deviation 15.71
Mean 2.36
1-Year Treynor ratio 31.9
3-year Sharpe ratio 1.79