{"id":2039,"date":"2021-07-12T10:35:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T10:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investwithanedge.com\/?page_id=2039"},"modified":"2021-11-22T13:48:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T13:48:37","slug":"your-ishares-etf-changed-its-name","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investwithanedge.com\/your-ishares-etf-changed-its-name-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Your iShares ETF Changed Its Name"},"content":{"rendered":"

Effective Monday (7\/1\/2013), 270 iShares ETFs received new names<\/a>. Ticker symbols and CUSIPs remain unchanged. In many cases, the name alterations consist simply of changing the words \u201cIndex Fund\u201d or \u201cFund\u201d to \u201cETF,\u201d making them consistent with the naming structure of recent iShares launches.<\/p>\n

Another noticeable change is the removal of many of the index provider identifiers, such as Barclays, Dow Jones, S&P, and FTSE. Most of the MSCI, Russell, and more recognizable S&P indexed products kept their index origin as part of their names.<\/p>\n

The index name removal provides future flexibility for iShares. At this time, it is not clear whether the eliminated index names are for the purposes of making index provider changes, moving to self indexing, negotiating lower licensing fees, or if the BlackRock iShares team believes their inclusion in the product name provides little or no value.<\/p>\n

Change highlights:<\/p>\n