Barclays Global Investors (NYSE-Listed BCS) visits the NYSE to celebrate the recent listing of the first Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) to track Peru, the iShares MSCI All Peru Index Fund (NYSE Arca-Listed EPU ), on June 22, 2009 on NYSE Arca. In honor of the occasion, Peruvian Minister of Economy and Finance, Luis Carranza Ugarte, rings The Opening BellSMjoined by Daniel Gamba, CEO for iShares Latin America from Barclays Global Investors.
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About the iShares MSCI All Peru Capped ETF
The Fund states that it seeks, before fees and expenses, investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI All Peru Index, which is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the performance of the "Broad Peru Equity Universe." MSCI defines the Broad Peru Equity Universe by identifying Peruvian equity securities that are classified in Peru according to the MSCI Global Investable Market Indices Methodology (a methodology employed by MSCI to construct its Global Investable Market Indices, which classifies eligible securities according to their country of listing) as well as securities of companies that are headquartered in Peru and have the majority of their operations based in Peru.
About Barclays Global Investors
Barclays Global Investors is one of the world's largest asset managers and a leading global provider of investment management products and services with more than 3,000 institutional clients and US$1.5 trillion of assets under management as of December 31, 2008. BGI transformed the investment industry by creating the first index strategy in 1971 and the first quantitative active strategy in 1979. BGI is the global product leader in exchange traded funds (iShares) with over 360 funds globally across equities, fixed income and commodities which trade on 18 exchanges worldwide. iShares customer base consists of the institutional segment of pension plans and fund managers, as well as the retail segment of financial advisors and high net worth individuals. (Source: Barclays Global Investors)
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