O Valor de mercado de iShares Asia Trust - iShares Core MSCI China Index ETF é $244.67M
A capitalização de mercado é o valor de mercado em um ponto no tempo das ações em circulação de uma empresa de capital aberto, sendo igual ao preço da ação nesse momento multiplicado pelo número de ações em circulação.
As outstanding stock is bought and sold in public markets, capitalization could be used as an indicator of public opinion of a company's net worth and is a determining factor in some forms of stock valuation.
Market capitalization is used by the investment community in ranking the size of companies, as opposed to sales or total asset figures. It is also used in ranking the relative size of stock exchanges, being a measure of the sum of the market capitalizations of all companies listed on each stock exchange. In performing such rankings, the market capitalizations are calculated at some significant date, such as 30 June or 31 December.
The total capitalization of stock markets or economic regions may be compared with other economic indicators. The total market capitalization of all publicly traded companies in the world was US$51.2 trillion in January 2007 and rose as high as US$57.5 trillion in May 2008 before dropping below US$50 trillion in August 2008 and slightly above US$40 trillion in September 2008. In 2014 and 2015, global market capitalization was US$68 trillion and US$67 trillion, respectively.
iShares Asia Trust - iShares MSCI China Index ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited. It invests in the public equity markets of China. The fund seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in the stocks of large-cap and mid-cap companies. The fund seeks to replicate the performance of the MSCI China Index, by employing representative sampling methodology. It was formerly known as iShares Asia Trust - iShares MSCI China Tracker ETF. iShares Asia Trust - iShares MSCI China Index ETF was formed on November 16, 2001 and is domiciled in Hong Kong.