As of October 21, 2014, iShares Trust - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Materials ETF has gone out of business. iShares Trust - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Materials ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. It invests in the public equity of emerging markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the materials sector, including chemicals, construction materials, containers and packaging, metals and minings, and paper and forest products companies. It primarily invests in the value stocks of large-, mid- or small- capitalization companies. The fund seeks to track the performance of MSCI Emerging Markets Materials Index, by using representative sampling approach. It was formerly known as iShares Trust - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Materials Sector Index Fund. iShares Trust - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Materials ETF was formed on January 20, 2010 and is domiciled in the United States.