As of April 1, 2014, iShares Trust - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Financials ETF has gone out of business. iShares Trust - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Financials ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. It is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. The fund invests in the public equity markets across the globe excluding the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the financial sector, which includes banks, diversified financial companies, insurance companies and real estate companies. The fund primarily invests in the stocks of large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies. It seeks to track the performance of the MSCI ACWI ex USA Financials Index, by using representative sampling methodology. The fund was formerly known as iShares Trust - iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Financials Sector Index Fund. iShares Trust - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Financials ETF was formed on January 20, 2010 and is domiciled in the United States.