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  iShares Core - Building blocks for the heart of a portfolio  
 
 
iShares Core - a series of five low-cost, high quality funds designed to provide a simple and cost effective way to build a diversified portfolio for the long term.

With iShares Core exchange traded funds (ETFs) you can access broad market exposure at less than 1/6th of the average cost of Australian managed funds¹, with building blocks across markets and asset classes including: Australian equities, international equities (hedged and unhedged), Australian fixed income and international fixed income (hedged).

Whether you want to build a portfolio from scratch or complement an existing one, iShares Core can help you deliver better portfolio outcomes.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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TICKER FEE* FUND
0.15% iShares Core S&P/ASX 200 ETF
0.16% iShares Core MSCI World All Cap ETF
0.19% iShares Core MSCI World All Cap (AUD Hedged) ETF
0.20% iShares Core Composite Bond ETF
0.26% iShares Core Global Corporate Bond (AUD Hedged) ETF
 
 
 
*Management fee as a percentage of a fund’s net asset value. Subject to change.
 
 
 
  What is an ETF?  
 
 
ETFs are a smart choice for beginner and expert investors alike. ETFs offer investors a simple way to gain exposure to a broad range of asset classes and access global markets.

Watch the video below to understand the basics of ETFs and their benefits for portfolios.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  Market insights from around the globe  
 
 
 
With markets continuing to be volatile in 2016, it’s more important than ever to be well informed.

To help make sense of it all download the BlackRock Investment Institute Q2 2016 Outlook
 
 
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  Why iShares?  
 
 

Bringing you more than a decade of ETF innovation and expertise, iShares has the largest range of ETFs on the ASX.²
 
iShares has delivered strong performance through tight tracking, deep liquidity, and institutional-quality indices.
 
Built on the expertise of BlackRock, trusted to manage more money than any other investment firm in the world.³
 
 
 
 
 
¹Source: Morningstar, Bloomberg, as of 31 March 2016. Comparison is between the average management fee (or indirect cost ratio) of the iShares Core ETF range (0.19%) and the average indirect cost ratio of the Morningstar Australian Investment Trust universe (1.42% excluding outliers to provide a more conservative measure). The Morningstar Australian Investment Trust universe is comprised of over 2,800 open-ended funds, including Unit Trusts, Superannuation Funds, Allocated Pensions and Term Allocated Pensions. Management fee / indirect cost ratio is quoted as a percentage of annual average net assets.
²Source: ASX, based on 33 ETFs listed on the Australian Securities Exchange as at 28 April 2016.
³Based on US $4.737 trillion in assets under management as of 31 March 2016.

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This material provides general information only and has not been prepared having regard to your objectives, financial situation or needs. Before making an investment decision, you need to consider whether this information is appropriate to your objectives, financial situation and needs. Any potential investor should consider the latest product disclosure statement or prospectus in deciding whether to acquire, or to continue to hold, an investment in any BlackRock fund.

This material is not a securities recommendation nor is it an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any securities in any jurisdiction.

BlackRock Australia is the responsible entity and issuer of units in the Australian domiciled iShares ETFs referred to in this material. BlackRock Australia is the local agent and intermediary for non-Australian domiciled iShares ETFs referred to in this material that are issued by iShares, Inc. ARBN 125632 279 formed in Maryland, USA; and iShares Trust ARBN 125 632 411 organised in Delaware, USA (International iShares ETFs). BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) serves as an advisor to the International iShares ETFs, which are registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940. BFA is a subsidiary of BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (BTC). BTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc.®.

An iShares ETF is not sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by the provider of the index which a particular iShares ETF seeks to track. No index provider makes any representation regarding the advisability of investing in the iShares ETFs. Further information on the index providers can be found here.

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