Michael Latham - IShares President Trustee
| IGNDelisted Etf | USD 69.02 0.06 0.09% |
Mr. Michael A. Latham is President, Trustee of iShares SP North American TechnologyMultimedia Networking Index Fund. He was a Trustee of the Trust since 2010 and President of the Trust since 2007. Mr Latham served as Principal Financial Officer of the Trust from 2002 until 2007. Mr Latham has served as a Director of iShares, Inc. since 2010, President of iShares, Inc. since 2007, Principal Financial Officer of iShares, Inc. from 2002 until 2007, a Director of iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index Fund, Inc. since 2010 and President of iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index Fund, Inc. since 2010. Mr Latham is the Chairman of BlackRocks iShares exchangetraded fund business. In addition, he has 15 years of experience as part of BlackRock, Inc. and BlackRocks predecessor entities. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities in September 2011, he was the global head of BlackRocks iShares exchangetraded fund business. Prior to April 2009, he was head of BlackRocks iShares exchangetraded fund business for the United States and Canada, and Chief Operating Officer for the U.S. iShares business. He held a operating positions within the firm. Mr Latham earned a BS degree in business administration from California State University at San Francisco in 1988.
| Age | 53 |
| Tenure | 14 years |
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| Geoffrey Flynn | iShares Expanded Tech | N/A | |
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IShares Money Managers
| Geoffrey Flynn, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President | ||
| Robert Silver, Independent Trustee | ||
| John Kerrigan, Independent Trustee | ||
| Madhav Rajan, Independent Trustee | ||
| Matt Tucker, Vice President | ||
| Cecilia Herbert, Independent Trustee | ||
| Michael Latham, President Trustee | ||
| Jack Gee, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer | ||
| Charles Hurty, Independent Trustee | ||
| Eilleen Clavere, Secretary | ||
| George Parker, Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustee | ||
| John Martinez, Independent Trustee | ||
| Amy Schioldager, Executive Vice President | ||
| Robert Kapito, Trustee | ||
| Ira Shapiro, Vice President Chief Legal Officer |
IShares Etf Performance Indicators
The ability to make a profit is the ultimate goal of any investor. But to identify the right etf is not an easy task. Is IShares a good investment? Although profit is still the single most important financial element of any organization, multiple performance indicators can help investors identify the equity that they will appreciate over time.
| Price To Earning | 4.60 X | |||
| Price To Book | 2.72 X | |||
| Price To Sales | 2.21 X | |||
| Gross Profit | 539.49 K | |||
| Earnings Per Share | 6.44 X | |||
| Number Of Employees | 15 | |||
| Beta | 1.05 | |||
| Market Capitalization | 158.1 M | |||
| Total Asset | 100.06 M | |||
| One Year Return | (8.50) % |
Pair Trading with IShares
One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if IShares position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in IShares will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.Moving together with IShares Etf
| 0.84 | VGT | Vanguard Information | PairCorr |
| 0.79 | XLK | Technology Select Sector | PairCorr |
| 0.84 | IYW | iShares Technology ETF | PairCorr |
| 0.65 | SMH | VanEck Semiconductor ETF | PairCorr |
Moving against IShares Etf
The ability to find closely correlated positions to IShares could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace IShares when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back IShares - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling IShares to buy it.
The correlation of IShares is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as IShares moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if IShares moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for IShares can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in price. You can also try the Economic Indicators module to top statistical indicators that provide insights into how an economy is performing.
Other Consideration for investing in IShares Etf
If you are still planning to invest in IShares check if it may still be traded through OTC markets such as Pink Sheets or OTC Bulletin Board. You may also purchase it directly from the company, but this is not always possible and may require contacting the company directly. Please note that delisted stocks are often considered to be more risky investments, as they are no longer subject to the same regulatory and reporting requirements as listed stocks. Therefore, it is essential to carefully research the IShares' history and understand the potential risks before investing.
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