Basic Fund Data
Fund Provider:	Barclays Global Investors
Asset Class:	Equity
Fund Category:	U.S. Mid Cap Value
Ticker:	IWS
Expense Ratio:	0.25%
Fund Category Expense Ratio Average:	0.34%
Options:	Yes
Fund Inception Date:	07-17-2001
Fund Structure:	Open-Ended
Fund Weighting Restrictions:	Diversified Fund Rules
Fund Tracking Method:	Full Replication
Dividend Payment Frequency:
Basic Index Data
Index Name:	Russell Midcap Value Index
Index Provider:
No of Index Holdings:	500-1,500
Explanation of Index Strategy
Security Selection Category:	Passive
Security Selection Method:	Company Size and Style
Security Selection Frequency:	Annually
Index Weighting Category:	Capitalization
Index Weighting Method:	Free Float
Index Weighting Frequency:	Daily

Market Price Return
1-Year:	14.44%
3-Year annualized:	-8.42%
5-Year annualized:	1.99%
10-Year annualized:
Annual Performance History
2009:	21.42
2008:	-38.35
2007:	-1.57%
2006:	19.94%
2005:	12.68%
2004:	23.24%
2003:	37.67%
2002:	-9.65%
2001:
2000:
Data as of 10/31/09

Fundamentals
Assets MM:	$2762.5
P/E Ratio:	14.48
P/B Ratio:	1.31
Median Market Cap:	$4584.92
12-month yield:	2.4%
Data as of 10/31/09

Risk / 3-Year Average
Alpha:	0.08
Beta:	1.23
Standard Deviation:	7.21
Sharpe Ratio:	-0.44
Data as of 10/31/09

Index Snapshot:

The iShares Russell Midcap Value Index ETF (Ticker: IWS) seeks investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the performance the Russell Midcap Value Index, which is a style-set of the Russell Midcap Index. The 800 companies in the Russell Midcap Index are ranked by two variables: the Price-to-book ratio and the I/B/E/S forecast long-term growth mean. Variables are combined to create a composite value score (CVS) for each stock. Rank the stocks by their CVS and apply an algorithm to the distribution to determine style membership weights. 70% are classified as all value or all growth and 30% are weighted proportionately to both value & growth.