iShares Asia Pacific Dividend UCITS ETF USD (Distributing)/  IE00B14X4T88  /

The Share Class is a share class of a Fund which 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 Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 50 Index, the Fund"s benchmark index (Index). The Share Class, via the Fund is passively managed and aims to invest so far as possible and practicable in the equity securities (e.g. shares) that make up the Index. The Index measures the performance of the top 50 highest dividend paying companies in the Asia/Pacific region. Companies included in the Index are those that have paid dividends in each of the past three years, have a dividend per share ratio greater than or equal to its three-year average annual dividend per share ratio, have a five year average payout ratio of greater than or equal to two-thirds of the fiveyear payout ratio of the corresponding Dow Jones country index, or greater than 118%, whichever is greater, a non-negative previous 12 month earnings per share and meet criteria for trading volume. Existing constituents of the Index must also meet criteria for trading volume at each rebalance. The Index is weighted according to dividend yield with individual companies capped at 10%. The Fund intends to replicate the Index by holding the equity securities, which make up the Index, in similar proportions to it. The Fund may also engage in short-term secured lending of its investments to certain eligible third parties to generate additional income to off-set the costs of the Fund. The investment manager may use financial derivative instruments (FDIs) (i.e. investments the prices of which are based on one or more underlying assets) to help achieve the Fund"s investment objective.

The Share Class is a share class of a Fund which 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 Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 50 Index, the Fund"s benchmark index (Index). The Share Class, via the Fund is passively managed and aims to invest so far as possible and practicable in the equity securities (e.g. shares) that make up the Index.