BlackRock, an investment management, risk management and advisory services for institutional and retail clients, has expanded its suite of iShares Currency Hedged ETFs.

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (HEEM) began trading today while iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF (HEZU) began trading in July. The new funds join three additional iShares funds that launched in February 2014. The current suite includes:

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  • iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA)
  • iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF (HEWG)
  • iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ)
  • iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF (HEZU)
  • iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (HEEM)

Many investors seek growth and diversification by investing internationally. iShares Currency Hedged ETFs are designed to reduce the impact of currency fluctuations on returns while investing in international equities. By investing in their related unhedged, parent iShares ETFs (EFA, EWG, EWJ, EZU and EEM) and implementing foreign currency forward contracts, iShares Currency Hedged ETFs provide an easy and cost-effective way to mitigate unwanted currency risk.

Daniel Gamba, Head of iShares Americas Institutional Business at BlackRock, commented:

"Recent events in the global economy signal an opportunity for currency hedged iShares. Central banks are diverging in monetary policies, with the ECB becoming more accommodative – weakening the Euro – while in the U.S. a looming increase in rates strengthens the dollar. iShares Currency Hedged ETFs offer an efficient and cost-effective solution in a single transaction, so investors don’t have to manage complex currency hedging strategies."

iShares Currency Hedged ETFs benefit from the deep liquidity of the underlying iShares ETFs in which they invest. Institutional investors have been able express their market views while accessing the liquidity of the underlying, unhedged iShares ETFs.

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