- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 2 Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge Dublin Ireland D04 YW83
- IPO Date
- Jan 12, 2010
- Business
- iShares VII PLC operates as an open-ended umbrella investment company with variable capital and segregated liability between funds, authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland as a UCITS vehicle; it serves as the issuer for a range of iShares exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that provide investors with index-tracking exposure to equities, fixed income, and other asset classes through physically replicating or optimised sampling strategies. The company offers core products including iShares Core MSCI EMU UCITS ETF EUR (Acc) (ticker: IEMU.L or CEU1), which tracks the MSCI EMU Index comprising large- and mid-capitalisation companies from Eurozone countries; iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF tracking the S&P 500 Index; iShares Core EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF tracking the EURO STOXX 50 Index; iShares Core FTSE 100 UCITS ETF GBP (Acc) tracking the FTSE 100 Index; iShares Core MSCI Pacific ex-Japan UCITS ETF tracking the MSCI Pacific ex Japan Index; as well as fixed income ETFs such as iShares $ Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF USD (Acc), iShares € Govt Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF EUR (Acc), and others covering sectors like emerging markets, ESG-enhanced strategies, and currency-hedged variants; additional offerings include iShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETF, iShares MSCI Japan UCITS ETF, and recently launched funds like iShares S&P 500 Top 20 UCITS ETF USD (Acc), iShares NASDAQ 100 Top 30 UCITS ETF, and iShares NASDAQ 100 ex-Top 30 UCITS ETF. These ETFs target institutional and retail investors seeking diversified, low-cost exposure to global benchmarks, with shares listed on major exchanges including the London Stock Exchange, Euronext, and Xetra; the funds employ accumulating or distributing share classes in currencies such as EUR, USD, GBP, and CHF, primarily through full replication for equity strategies and sampling for certain bond or small-cap indices.
Incorporated in Ireland on 9 April 2009 with registered office at J.P. Morgan, 200 Capital Dock, 79 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, D02 RK57, and headquartered c/o BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited at 1st Floor, 2 Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 YW83, iShares VII PLC manages approximately 35 active funds as of early 2025, with segregated portfolios and management delegated to BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited as promoter, investment manager, and securities lending agent.
Recent developments include a change in depositary from State Street Fund Services (Ireland) Limited to The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, Dublin Branch, and administrator to BNY Mellon Fund Services (Ireland) Designated Activity Company, both effective 19 February 2024; delistings of select currency trading lines for certain share classes from exchanges like the London Stock Exchange and Xetra in October 2025 without fund closure; full redemption and termination of iShares FTSE Italia Mid-Small Cap UCITS ETF on 21 August 2024; resignation of non-executive Director Peter Vivian on 30 September 2024 and appointment of Manuela Sperandeo on 22 November 2024; launches of new share classes and funds including iShares S&P 500 Top 20 UCITS ETF USD (Acc) on 13 November 2024, and iShares NASDAQ 100 ex-Top 30 UCITS ETF and iShares NASDAQ 100 Top 30 UCITS ETF on 28 January 2025, supported by an updated prospectus issued 10 October 2024; and a prospectus update published 3 December 2025.