iShares III plc MSCI Emerging Markets (Acc) USD (SEMA)

The Fund aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, the Fund’s benchmark index. The Fund aims to invest so far as possible and practicable in the equity securities (e.g. shares) that make up the benchmark index. The benchmark index measures the performance of large and mid-cap sectors (i.e. companies with large and mid-market capitalisation) within the equity markets in emerging markets. Companies are included in the benchmark index based on the proportion of their shares in issue that are available for purchase by international investors. Market capitalisation is the share price of a company multiplied by the number of shares available to international investors. The Fund uses optimising techniques to achieve a similar return to its benchmark index. The use of FDIs is expected to be limited. In order to gain exposure to certain securities in emerging markets that make up its benchmark index, the Fund may invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) and/or Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs). ADRs and GDRs are instruments issued by financial institutions which give exposure to underlying equity securities.