A medida que las turbulencias empujaron a los mercados hacia territorio bajista, los inversores recurrieron a los ETFs para asignar capital, ajustar posiciones y gestionar riesgos. Los ETFs continúan brindando a los inversores liquidez y un acceso eficiente al mercado cuando más lo necesitan. Los ETFs están hechos para estos tiempos, explican desde iShares (BlackRock).
La gestora destaca dos cosas que los inversores deben saber sobre los ETFs que cotizan en mercados europeos en un momento turbulento.
1. El récord alcanzado en términos de volumen intercambiado evidencia la liquidez de los ETFs incluso cuando hay volatilidad
La crisis y la volatilidad del mercado han llevado los volúmenes de ETFs y a la liquidez en Europa a un nuevo nivel. Durante tres semanas, que comenzaron el 24 de febrero y finalizaron el 13 de abril, los volúmenes de negociación de los ETFs europeos aumentaron sus volúmenes normales en más del doble: desde un promedio semanal de 44.000 millones de dólares en 2019, hasta un volumen con un rango de 110.000 y 120.000 millones de dólares durante estas tres semanas.
En los días con mayor volumen dentro de este periodo de alta volatilidad, los ETFs europeos han representado alrededor del 30% de todas las operaciones realizadas con renta variable, en comparación a aproximadamente un 20% de los días con mayor volumen de 2019. En varias ocasiones, el ETF iShares S&P 500 UCITS (CSPX) demostró ser el instrumento más líquido para replicar el índice S&P 500, negociando más de 500 millones en un día y proporcionando un descubrimiento de precios cuando el mercado de renta variable estadounidense permanecía cerrado y se paró la cotización de los futuros.
Como en otros anteriores episodios de estrés en los mercados, los inversores recurrieron a los ETFs de renta fija para descubrir precios y para intercambiar riesgo mientras que el mercado de bonos subyacente se mostraba deteriorado. Desde que la volatilidad del mercado comenzó, los ETFs UCITS de renta fija de iShares han visto el doble del volumen promedio cotizado en 2019, llegando a alcanzar los 21.000 millones de dólares durante la semana del 9 de marzo. Los mayores días de cotización vieron como la rotación del ETF iShares EUR Investment Grade Corp UCITS (IEAC) se disparaba, con volúmenes que alcanzaron los 1.200 millones de dólares el 6 de marzo (6,6 veces el volumen promedio diario, o ADV, registrado en los últimos 12 meses). La facturación en el ETF iShares EUR High Yield UCITS (IHYG) alcanzó los 590 millones de dólares el 13 de marzo (unas 5 veces su ADV promedio). Además, los reembolsos han supuesto por lo general una fracción del volumen de negociación de secundario dentro de los ETFs de renta fija de iShares. (Fuente de todos los datos: BlackRock a 16 de marzo de 2020).
2. Los ETFs de renta fija reflejan los precios en tiempo real
La transparencia de la cotización de los ETFs en los mercados bursátiles se ha mostrado una vez más muy valiosa para los inversores de activos y otros participantes del mercado en estos episodios de estrés en el mercado. Proporcionando una ventana en el mercado de bonos, los ETFs ayudan a proporcionar precios de cotización en tiempo real cuando el mercado subyacente de bonos se encuentra deteriorado. Esto fue lo que sucedió, en especial en la semana del 9 de marzo, conforme los bonos se enfrentaron a un deterioro sin precedentes de liquidez y calidad de mercado a nivel global.
Durante este periodo volátil, las interrupciones en el mercado de bonos han llevado a que, ocasionalmente, se dieran diferencias entre los precios de los ETFs de deuda y los precios de sus bonos constituyentes. Los llamados “descuentos” en el valor neto liquidativo de los activos (NAV), puede ocurrir porque los ETF de bonos tienden a negociarse con más frecuencia que las emisiones individuales de los bonos, especialmente en tiempos de estrés en el mercado. El 12 de marzo, por ejemplo, el iShares USD Corp Bond UCITS (LQDE) fue intercambiado más de 1.000 veces en los mercados, mientras que sus cinco principales posiciones solo lo hicieron 37 veces.
Es importante tener en cuenta que estos descuentos en los ETFs de renta fija no reflejan un problema con la estructura del ETF en sí mismo. Por el contrario, los inversores deberían percibir los ETFs como un indicador adelantado de los precios del mercado mediante el cual, los ETFs de renta fija transmiten información en tiempo real sobre en que punto están cotizando los bonos. (Fuente de todos los datos: BlackRock a 16 de marzo de 2020).
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Product Risks
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Counterparty Risk, Liquidity Risk, Credit Bail in Risk
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Counterparty Risk, Liquidity Risk, Non-Investment Grade Risk, Credit Bail in Risk
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Counterparty Risk, Liquidity Risk, Credit Bail in Risk
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Counterparty Risk, Equity Risk
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Counterparty Risk The insolvency of any institutions providing services such as safekeeping of assets or acting as counterparty to derivatives or other instruments, may expose the Share Class to financial loss. Liquidity Risk Lower liquidity means there are insufficient buyers or sellers to allow the Fund to sell or buy investments readily. MKTGH0320E-1126412-2/7
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iShares plc, iShares II plc, iShares III plc, iShares IV plc, iShares V plc, iShares VI plc and iShares VII plc (together ‘the Companies’) are open-ended investment companies with variable capital having segregated liability between their funds organised under the laws of Ireland and authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland.
Further information about the Fund and the Share Class, such as details of the key underlying investments of the Share Class and share prices, is available on the iShares website at www.ishares.com or by calling +44 (0)845 357 7000 or from your broker or financial adviser. The indicative intra-day net asset value of the Share Class is available at http://deutscheboerse.com and/or http://www.reuters.com. A UCITS ETF’s units / shares that have been acquired on the secondary market cannot usually be sold directly back to the UCITS ETF itself. Investors who are not Authorised Participants must buy and sell shares on a secondary market with the assistance of an intermediary (e.g. a stockbroker) and may incur fees and additional taxes in doing so. In addition, as the market price at which the Shares are traded on the secondary market may differ from the Net Asset Value per Share, investors may pay more than the then current Net Asset Value per Share when buying shares and may receive less than the current Net Asset Value per Share when selling them.
For investors in Austria
The funds mentioned in this document are registered for public offer in Austria. The Sales Prospectuses for the Companies, Key Investor Information Document and other documents as well as the annual and semi-annual reports have been published in Austria and are available free of charge from UniCredit Bank AG Vienna Branch, Julius Tandler Platz 3, 1090 Vienna, Austria, the Austrian paying and information agent and are also available on the website www. ishares.at. Any decision to invest must be based solely on the information contained in the Company’s Prospectus, Key Investor Information Document and the latest half-yearly report and unaudited accounts and/or annual report and audited accounts. Investors should read the fund specific risks in the Key Investor Information Document and the Company’s Prospectus. The Companies intend to fulfil the requirements for treatment of all of their sub-funds as reporting funds. Therefore the Companies have an Austrian tax representative who calculates the Austrian Deemed Distributed Income figures once a year and files an electronic tax return with the Austrian Control Bank. However, it cannot be guaranteed that the requirements will be met in the future. The Companies reserve the right to give up the reporting fund status and to not undertake such tax filings. MKTGH0320E-1126412-3/7
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For investors in France
Any subscription for shares in a sub-fund of one of the companies will be carried out according to the conditions specified in the full Prospectus, Key Investor Information Document, the French Addendum and in the Supplements of Companies as the case may be. These documents can be obtained by contacting the paying agent of the Company: BNP Paribas Securities Services, 3 rue d’Antin, 75002 Paris, tel: 00 33 1 42 98 10 00 or by visiting the French part of the site www.iShares.eu. The companies are undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) governed by foreign laws and approved by the Financial Regulator in the home state as a UCITS complying with European regulations. The European Directive 2009/65/EC of July 13, 2009 on UCITS, as amended, establishes common rules in order to allow the cross-border marketing of UCITS which comply with it. This common foundation did not prohibit different methods of implementation. This is why a European UCITS may be marketed in France even though the activity of such scheme would not respect rules identical to those which govern the approval of this type of product in France. This sub fund has been authorized for marketing in France by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers. Please note that the distribution of shares of some sub funds of funds is not allowed in France. This document does not constitute an offer or a solicitation in relation to the shares of the funds.
For investors in Germany
The Sales Prospectus and Key Investor Information Document, as well as the annual and semi-annual reports are available free of charge from Commerzbank Kaiserplatz, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The Companies intend to fulfil the prerequisites for treatment of their sub-funds as so-called “transparent funds” pursuant to §§ 2 and 4 of the German Investment Tax Act (Investmentsteuergesetz – InvStG). However, it cannot be guaranteed that the requirements will be met. The Companies reserve the right to give up the “transparent status” and to not undertake the necessary publications. Any decision to invest must be based solely on the information contained in the Company’s Prospectus, Key Investor Information Document and the latest half-yearly report and unaudited accounts and/or annual report and audited accounts. Investors should read the fund specific risks in the Key Investor Information Document and the Company’s Prospectus. Please note that important information about iShares VII funds is available in the current prospectus and other documents that can be obtained free of charge from the paying agent, Deutsche Bank AG Taunusanlage 12, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany. MKTGH0320E-1126412-4/7
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For investors in Italy
Any application for shares in the funds is on the terms of the Prospectus for the Companies. The Shares of certain subfunds in the Companies have been admitted to listing in Italy and are currently listed on the Mercato Telematico Fondi of Borsa Italiana S.p.A. The list of the sub-funds listed in Italy, the Prospectus, of the Companies, the Documento di quotazione of the iShares funds, the latest annual and semi annual report of the Companies are published (i) on the Companies’ internet website at the address www.iShares.com (ii) on Borsa Italiana S.p.A’s website at the address www. borsaitalia.it. These documents are available for the public in Italian version with certification that such documents are a faithful translation of the original documents. Investors are entitled to receive free of charge, even at home, a copy of the above documents, upon written request forwarded to the Companies. For comprehensive information on the expenses charged to a fund and fees applicable to investors, see the Documento di quotazione and the Prospectus. Any decision to invest must be based solely on the information contained in the Company’s Prospectus, Key Investor Information Document and the latest half-yearly report and unaudited accounts and/or annual report and audited accounts. Investors should read the fund specific risks in the Key Investor Information Document and the Company’s Prospectus. Further information about the Fund and the Share Class, such as details of the key underlying investments of the Share Class and share prices, is available on the iShares website at www.ishares.com or by calling +44 (0)845 357 7000 or from your broker or financial adviser. The indicative intra-day net asset value of the Share Class is available at http://deutsche-boerse.com and/or http://www.reuters.com. Investors who are not Authorised Participants must buy and sell shares on a secondary market with the assistance of an intermediary (e.g. a stockbroker) and may incur fees and additional taxes in doing so. In addition, as the market price at which the Shares are traded on the secondary market may differ from the Net Asset Value per Share, investors may pay more than the then current Net Asset Value per Share when buying shares and may receive less than the current Net Asset Value per Share when selling them.
For investors in Luxembourg
The Companies have been notified to the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier in Luxembourg in order to market their shares for sale to the public in Luxembourg and the Companies are notified Undertaking in Collective Investment for Transferable Securities (UCITS). The Companies have not been listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, investors should contact their broker for further information. Investment is subject to the Prospectus, Key Investor Information Document and all documents (the main/umbrella Prospectus, the Supplement[s], the latest and any previous annual and semi-annual reports of the Companies and the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Companies) will be available in the Luxembourg, free of charge, from the offices of the Local Agent, BNP Paribas Securities Services, Luxembourg Branch 33, rue de Gasperich Howald – Hesperange L-2085 Luxembourg or by visiting the website on www.iShares.com. Investors should read the fund specific risks in the Key Investor Information Document and the Company’s Prospectus.
For investors in Norway
The funds mentioned are registered for public distribution in Norway and are authorised by Kredittilsynet, the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway. Any application for shares in the funds is on the terms of the Prospectus, Key Investor Information Document for the Companies. Any decision to invest must be based solely on the information contained in the Company’s Prospectus, Key Investor Information Document and the latest half-yearly report and unaudited accounts and/or annual report and audited accounts. Investors should read the fund specific risks in the Key Investor Information Document and the Company’s Prospectus. This document is strictly confidential and may not be distributed without authorisation from BlackRock. MKTGH0320E-1126412-5/7
For investors in Portugal
The commercialization of the groups of funds (“agrupamentos de fundos”) iShares PLC, iShares II PLC, iShares III PLC, iShares V PLC, iShares VI PLC and iShares VII PLC in Portugal has been duly authorized by the Portuguese Securities Commission (“Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários” or the “CMVM”), as published in the Monthly Bulletin of CMVM no 243, of July 2013. Investments on these groups of funds and correspondent sub-funds shall be based on their respective prospectuses, Key Investor Information Documents (KIID), and on the latest half-yearly report and unaudited accounts and/or annual report and audited accounts, and other mandatory informative documents. These documents can be obtained, free of charge, at the registered office of the Company’s [representative] BEST – Banco Electrónico de Serviço Total, S.A., with registered office in Praça Marquês de Pombal, 3 – 3rd floor, 1250-161 Lisbon and on the website iShares.com. It is especially recommended to read the specific warnings and risk factors of the KIID and Funds’ Prospectus.
For investors in Spain
The funds mentioned are registered for public distribution in Spain.The sales Prospectus has been registered with the Spanish Securities Market Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (‘CNMV’)). The funds which are registered in the official registry of the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV) are iShares plc (registration number 801), iShares II plc (registration number 802) and iShares III plc (registration number 806), iShares IV plc (registration number 1402), iShares V plc (registration number 977), iShares VI plc (registration number 1091), iShares VII plc (registration number 886) and iShares (Lux) (registration number 905). The official registry, CNMV, must always be checked to see which sub funds of the funds mentioned are registered for public distribution in Spain. Any decision to invest must be based solely on the information contained in the Company’s Prospectus, Key Investor Information Document and the latest half-yearly report and unaudited accounts and/or annual report and audited accounts, copies of which can be obtained free of charge at www.iShares.es. Investors should read the fund specific risks in the Key Investor Information Document and the Company’s Prospectus. This document contains products or services of BlackRock, Inc. (or affiliates thereof) that might be offered directly or indirectly within the Andorran jurisdiction, and it should not be regarded as solicitation of business in any jurisdiction including the Principality of Andorra.
For investors in Sweden
The Funds mentioned herein are registered for public distribution in Sweden and are authorised by Finansinspektionen, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. Any application for shares in the funds is on the terms of the Prospectus, Key Investor Information Document, for the Companies. Important information relating to the Companies is contained in the relevant Prospectus, Key Investor Information Document and other documents, copies of which can be obtained free of charge from offices of the paying agent BlackRock (Netherlands) BV, Stockholm Filial Norrlandsgatan 16, 1 floor, SE-111 43 Stockholm, Sweden. Any decision to invest must be based solely on the information contained in the Company’s Prospectus, Key Investor Information Document and the latest half-yearly report and unaudited accounts and/or annual report and audited accounts. Investors should read the fund specific risks in the Key Investor Information Document and the Company’s Prospectus.
For investors in Switzerland
This document is marketing material. This document shall be exclusively made available to, and directed at, qualified investors as defined in the Swiss Collective Investment Schemes Act of 23 June 2006, as amended. The iShares ETFs are domiciled in Ireland, Switzerland and/or Germany. BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG, Bahnhofstrasse 39, CH-8001 Zurich, is the Swiss Representative and State Street Bank International GmbH, Munich, Zurich Branch, Beethovenstrasse 19, CH-8002 Zürich, the Swiss Paying Agent for the foreign iShares ETFs registered in Switzerland. The Prospectus, the Prospectus with integrated fund contract, the Key Investor Information Document, the general and particular conditions, the Articles of Incorporation, the latest and any previous annual and semi-annual reports of the iShares ETFs domiciled or registered in Switzerland are available free of charge from BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG. Investors should read the fund specific risks in the Key Investor Information Document and the Prospectus.
For investors in the Netherlands
The Companies have been notified to the Authority Financial Markets in line with the registration process set out in the Dutch Financial Markets Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht; “FMSA”), regulations enacted pursuant thereto and the supervision thereunder of the Authority Financial Markets. Copies of all documents (the main/umbrella Prospectus, Key Investor Information Document, the Supplement[s], the latest and any previous annual and semiannual reports of the Companies and the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Companies) will be available in the Netherlands, free of charge, from the offices of the representative in the Netherlands, BlackRock (Netherlands) BV, Rembrandt Toren, 17th floor, Amstelplein 1, 1096 HA Amsterdam, Netherlands or by calling the Dutch representative’s information request line on 0800 0233 466 and the iShares website www.ishares.nl. Any decision to invest should be based on the information contained in the Prospectus and the key investor Information Document and the latest half-yearly report and unaudited accounts and/or annual report and audited accounts. Investors should read the fund specific risks in the Key Investor Information Document and the Company’s Prospectus. The risk indicator shown on this document refers to the relevant share class of the Fund. Higher or lower risk may apply to the other share classes of the Fund. MKTGH0320E-1126412-6/7
For investors in the UK
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