ETF Basics: An Introduction to ishares Exchange Traded Funds
Agenda Growth of ETFs and Barclays Global Investors The engine of ETFs Unique benefits of ETFs and ishares Low cost Tax efficiency Transparency Risk management Liquidity Modularity and strategies 1
Consistent growth of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) 300 US ETF AUM 1600 250 1400 AUM $ B 200 150 100 50 1200 1000 800 600 400 S&P 500 Levels 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Q3 2005 200 0 S&P 500 ishares others ETFs experienced rapid growth during bear and bull markets Today, there are 336 ETFs globally covering global equity and fixed income with AUM of over US $310 billion. Source: FRC, Yahoo Finance as of 10/31/2005 Yahoo Finance- for S&P 500 index level 2
ishares family of funds and mutual fund markets in net new asset flows Fund family New assets ($B) 2003 2004 2004/2003 (%) American Funds 64.50 83.7 30% Vanguard Groups 34.00 51.3 51% ishares Funds 16.30 44.6 173% Fidelity Distributors 26.00 22.6-13% Dodge & Cox 15.50 17.2 11% State Street Global Advisors -2.40 12.9 634% PIMCO Funds 22.40 12.5-44% T Rowe Price 8.80 12.4 40% Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo 5.30 8.4 59% Franklin Templeton Investments 11.80 8.2-30% > Fund families serve different market segments. Source: FRC, excludes cash and fund of funds. As of 12/31/04. 3
ishares Funds are brought to you by BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS Toronto San Francisco Montreal Boston London Amsterdam Hong Kong Tokyo Singapore Sydney Full service office Client service/business development Assets under management: $1.5 Trillion 1 Manages 102 of 221 US ETFs 2 1. BGI, 11/30/05. 2. BGI, 12/31/05. ishares Funds are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. Barclays Global Fund Advisors (BGFA) serves as an advisor to the Funds. BGFA is a subsidiary of Barclays Global Investors, N.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Bank PLC. 4
Familiar ground best of both worlds Like a stock Trading flexibility intra-day on the exchange Long or short Options Like an index fund Constructed to track benchmark indexes Low expense ratios Low turnover With short sales, you risk paying more for a security than you received from its sale. Short sales subject to availability. 5
What sets an ETF apart? The creation/redemption process distinguishes ETFs from: Mutual Funds and Closed-end funds The creation/redemption process enables the unique benefits of ETFs 6
How traditional mutual funds work Buyers Fund Company Stock Exchange Sellers 7
Innovative mechanism of ishares ETFs Buyers Stock Exchange Sellers Financial Intermediaries Financial Intermediaries Market Makers Fund Company Mutual funds and ishares Funds are obliged to distribute portfolio gains to shareholders by year-end. These gains may be generated due to index rebalancing or to meet diversification requirements. Your own ishares Funds trading, too, will generate tax consequences and transaction expenses. Certain traditional mutual funds can be tax efficient as well. 8
The benefits of ishares ETFs Low cost Tax efficiency Transparency Risk management Liquidity Modularity and strategies 9
Internal expenses matter $100,000 Investment for 10 years. 10% annualized return. 25 bps 50 bps 100 bps $259,374 Gross Value Internal Fees $4,325 Foregone Earnings $2,086 Net Value $252,962 $8,537 $16,632 $4,143 $8,168 $246,693 $234,573 http://www.sec.gov/investor/tools/mfcc/fund-label.htm Does not include commissions or sales charges. 10
ishares Funds low expense ratios Fund Category bps ishares ETF Large-Cap Small-Cap 9.45 15 20 20 ishares S&P 500 ishares Russell 1000 ishares S&P 600 ishares Russell 2000 Fixed Income 15 15 20 ishares Lehman Treasury Series ishares GS $ InvesTop Corporate ishares Lehman Aggregate & TIPS International Sector 59 35 75 60 65 1 ishares MSCI Int l Series ishares MSCI EAFE ishares MSCI Emerging Markets ishares Dow Jones Sectors ishares S&P Global Sectors 1. Authority regional fund. Brazil, South America, South Korea, Taiwan 74bps. ishares Fund transactions will result in brokerage commissions. 11
Tax efficiency of ishares Funds Index Funds Low turnover Baskets of securities for shares Creation/redemption process Cap gain control Shareholders interact via exchange Taxed like an equity transaction ETFs can produce capital gain distributions. For example, during an underlying index reconstitution or corporate actions (esp. foreign). 12
Real world comparison Actively managed funds that underperformed their corresponding Russell index over a 10-year period. 12/31/94-12/31/04 Before tax % Value Blend Growth After tax % Before tax % After tax % Before tax % After tax % Large-cap 87 96 81 94 54 80 Mid-cap 82 91 67 84 57 78 Small-cap 43 94 17 44 16 29 Source: Morningstar. US equity mutual funds. All total returns reflect 10 year annualized figures. Funds are categorized by their Morningstar objective. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 13
ishares ETFs are transparent Manage the unknown know what you own ishares holdings are published daily on ishares.com Pricing of underlying holdings refreshed continually No style drift Each benchmark represents a defined market segment Benchmark providers publish methodology Manage risk ishares are designed to closely track a benchmark 14
ishares Funds track ishares Funds 3 Year average annual tracking as of 12/31/04 Expense ratio S&P 500-0.10% 0.09% Russell 2000-0.15% 0.20% Dow Jones U.S. Total Market -0.20% 0.20% Dow Jones U.S. Technology -0.59% 0.60% MSCI Japan -0.52% 0.59% MSCI EAFE -0.17% 0.35% Source: BGI. Past tracking performance does not guarantee future performance. 15
Trading ingenuity of ishares Funds Trading Volume = Liquidity Printed trading volume is not indicative of ishares Funds liquidity Open-end structure makes ishares Funds as liquid as their underlying stocks or bonds 16
The benefits of modularity ishares Funds consist of over 100 ETFs 54% of all ETFs 1 Breadth and depth Building block format Enables implementation of strategies Indexing Pre 2000 and Post 2000 1. As of 10/31/05. 17
Modularity and portfolio completion S&P 500 S&P 1500 S&P 500 Growth S&P 500 Value US equity portfolio Large-cap stocks S&P 400 S&P 400 Growth S&P 400 Value S&P 600 S&P 600 Growth S&P 600 Value 18
Modularity and Core/Satellite Russell 3000 Portfolio of active funds or managers Russell 1000 Russell 1000 Growth Russell 1000 Value Large-cap growth Large-cap value Russell Midcap Russell Midcap Growth Russell Midcap Value Russell 2000 Russell 2000 Growth Russell 2000 Value Small-cap growth Small-cap value 19
Modularity and tactical investing Utilities Consumer Services Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Basic Materials Consumer Services Consumer Goods Energy Financial Healthcare Industrial Technology Energy Technology Telecom Utilities 20
Modularity and duration management Yield Duration Lehman Aggregate Lehman 1 3 Treasury Lehman 7 10 Treasury Lehman 20+ Treasury Lehman TIPS GS $ InvesTop Corporate 21
Additional Benefits No minimums Great for portfolio completion A scalable product Instant diversification in one easy trade 22
To determine if the ishares Funds ( Funds ) are an appropriate investment for you, carefully consider the Funds' investment objectives, risk factors and charges and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Funds' prospectuses, which may be obtained by calling 1-800-iShares or by visiting www.ishares.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing. Disc-001 23
The ishares Funds are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. (SEI). Barclays Global Fund Advisors (BGFA) serves as an advisor to the Funds. Barclays Global Investors Services (BGIS) assists in the marketing of the Funds. BGFA and BGIS are subsidiaries of Barclays Global Investors, N.A., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Bank PLC, none of which is affiliated with SEI. Shares of ishares Funds are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. There are risks involved with investing, including possible loss of principal. Mutual funds and ishares Funds are obliged to distribute portfolio gains to shareholders by year-end. These gains may be generated due to index rebalancing or to meet diversification requirements. Trading shares of the ishares Funds will also generate tax consequences and transaction expenses. Certain traditional mutual funds can be tax efficient as well. Disc-001 When comparing stocks or bonds and ishares Funds, it should be remembered that management fees associated with fund investments, like ishares Funds, are not borne by investors in individual stocks or bonds. The annual management fees of ishares Funds may be substantially less than those of most mutual funds. Buying and selling shares of ishares funds will result in brokerage commissions, but the savings from lower annual fees can help offset these costs. The information provided is not intended to be a complete analysis of every material fact respecting any strategy and has been presented for educational purposes only. 24
Neither Barclays Global Investors, N.A. and its affiliates nor SEI and its affiliates provide tax advice. Please note that (i) any discussion of U.S. tax matters contained in this communication cannot be used by you for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties; (ii) this communication was written to support the promotion or marketing of the matters addressed herein: and (iii) you should seek advice based on your particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor. The ishares Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, or issued by Goldman Sachs & Co. or Lehman Brothers, nor are they sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., Dow Jones & Company, Inc., Frank Russell Company, FTSE/Xinhua Index Limited ( FXI ), KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., Morgan Stanley Capital International, Morningstar, The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., New York Stock Exchange, Inc., or Standard and Poor s. None of these companies makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the ishares Funds. Neither SEI nor BGI, nor any of their affiliates, are affiliated with the companies listed above. $ InvesTop, $ InvesTop Index, GS $ InvesTop and Goldman Sachs are trademarks of Goldman Sachs & Co. Disc-003 FTSE/Xinhua Index Limited ( FXI ) does not make any warranty regarding the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index. All copyright in the index values and constituent list vests in FXI. FTSE is a trade and service mark of London Stock Exchange and The Financial Times; Xinhua is a trade and service mark of Xinhua Financial Network Limited. 2006 Barclays Global Investors. All rights reserved. ishares is a registered trademark of Barclays Global Investors, N.A. All other trademarks, servicemarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Not FDIC insured Have no bank guarantee May lose value 25
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