ABOUT US

WHO WE ARE

With a global lineup of 1,400+ Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), we are committed to unlocking opportunity across markets to match the ambition of our investors large and small.1

AN INDUSTRY LEADER

iShares has been a leader in the ETF marketplace for more than two decades, and as a part of BlackRock, our products are engineered by investment professionals with discipline and deep risk management expertise.

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MILLIONS OF INVESTORS AROUND THE WORLD ARE USING iSHARES ETFs2
$167
IN 2023 OUR CLIENTS ENTRUSTED US WITH OVER $167 BILLION IN NEW ETF AND INDEX FUNDS MUTUAL ASSETS3
$3.3
TOTAL GLOBAL AUM4

OUR HISTORY

Buoyed by an always pushing, never settling approach, we’ve always focused on anticipating investor needs and innovating to stay ahead of new market realities.
  • 1973

    OUR BEGINNINGS

    Our predecessors at Wells Fargo pioneered the first index strategy. Their unit was later sold to Barclays which was then sold to BlackRock in 2009.5

  • 1996

    1ST iSHARES ETF IN UK

    The first iShares ETF was made available in the UK.

  • 2002

    A NEW WAY TO TRADE BONDS

    We launched the first bond ETFs, modernizing fixed income portfolios with low costs and deep liquidity.6

  • 2005

    1ST iSHARES SUSTAINABLE ETFs

    We debuted sustainable ETFs, helping investors target Environmental, Social, and Governance-related priorities within their portfolios.7

  • 2017

    1ST SUSTAINABLE FIXED INCOME ETFs

    We launched the first sustainable fixed income ETFs, offering investors multiple approaches to fixed income investing.8

  • 2019

    LAUNCH OF THEMATIC ETFs

    We created thematic ETFs, offering investors access to companies focused on long-term innovation in industries including tech, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture.9

  • 2021

    EUROPE’S LARGEST ETF PROVIDER CONTINUES TO DRIVE INNOVATION

    In 2021, we launched more ETFs than any other European ETF provider,10 and 75% of these launches were sustainable funds.11

MEET SOME OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND iSHARES

The iShares team is a dynamic team of industry experts who keep an eye on micro and macro trends in investing, so you don’t have to.
Photo: Jane Sloan

iSHARES IS SETTING NEW STANDARDS FOR THE ETF AND INDEX INVESTING INDUSTRY

Jane Sloan is EMEA head of iShares and Index Investments. Jane and her team are focused on helping investors build better portfolios by providing unparalleled choice and quality of ETFs and index products, to ultimately make investing more accessible for millions of people.

Photo: Karim Chedid

iSHARES GENERATES THE LATEST MACRO VIEWS AND INVESTMENT IDEAS

Karim Chedid is Head of Investment Strategy for iShares EMEA. Karim and his team are responsible for generating macro and market insights for our clients, alongside related ETF and index investment ideas.