The fund is an exchange traded fund (ETF) that aims to track the performance of the EURO STOXX? Select Dividend 30 Index as closely as possible. The ETF invests in physical index securities. The EURO STOXX? Select Dividend 30 Index offers exposure to the 30 highest dividend-paying Euro zone stocks from each country out of the EURO STOXX? Index. Only companies are included that have a non-negative historical five-year dividend-per-share growth rate and a dividend to earnings-per-share ratio of less than or equal to 60%. The index is weighted according to net dividend yield. 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.