The fund is an exchange traded fund (ETF) that aims to track the performance of the MSCI EM Latin America Index as closely as possible. The ETF invests in physical index securities. The MSCI EM Latin America Index offers exposure to stocks from emerging markets in Latin America which comply with MSCI's size, liquidity, and free float criteria. The index is free float market capitalisation weighted. iShares ETFs are funds managed by BlackRock. They are transparent, cost-efficient, liquid vehicles that trade on stock exchanges like normal securities. iShares ETFs offer flexible and easy access to a wide range of markets and asset classes.