iShares MSCI Russia ETF News

After several months of debate and preparations, the United States and other G7 nations introduced a price cap on Russian crude oil on December 5. Following the introduction of sanctions this spring,

BlackRock has announced that it will begin liquidating the portfolio of the iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF (ERUS) and distribute assets to shareholders who were left holding the bag when Russia ETFs s

It's possible, based on credit default swap prices according to new research.

We have highlighted the three ETFs each from the best and worst performing zones of first-quarter 2022.

Plus, iShares further expanded its family of iBonds ETFs.

On this week's episode of ETF Prime, host Nate Geraci is joined by ETF Trends' Dave Nadig, who talks about Russia ETFs and Emerging Market ETFs that have exposure to Russian securities in the face of

Exchange-traded fund had been one of the last ways to trade Russian stocks.

NYSE Arca has on Friday suspended trading indefinitely in three Russia-related exchange-traded funds, citing “regulatory concern.”

Exchange-traded funds that track Russian stocks have lost over half of their value this week, and some have been halted from trading entirely.

‘RSX' and ‘ERUS' lost a quarter of their value on Monday.

The $308 million Russia-focused fund is still trading.

S&P Global sees Russia's capital controls as putting the country at greater risk of default, and cut its sovereign rating to CCC-.

Russia country-specific exchange traded funds are plunging as the industry is beginning to cut exposure to the Russian markets. On Thursday, the Franklin FTSE Russia ETF (FLRU) declined 23.8%, the V

A Russia-exposed ETF rose by more than 100% in London on Thursday in a sign that some investors see current distressed levels as a potentially cheap entry point for Russian assets, even as the Ukraine

The iShares MSCI Russia ETF dropped another 8.1% in premarket trading Thursday to fall further into record-low territory, in the wake of MSCI Inc.''s announcement that Russia''s equity markets were "uninvestable" given harsh sanctions in response to Russia''s invasion of Ukraine. The Russia ETF has plummeted 63.5% since the invasion began through Wednesday. Equity index provider MSCI had said on Wednesday that it was reclassifying MSCI Russia Indexes to "standalone markets" status from "emerging markets," with the reclassification implemented across all indexes at a price that is effectively zero as of the close of March 9. Separately, the London Stock Exchange said Thursday that trading in shares of Russia-based companies will be halted, joining the Deutsche Boerse, NYSE and the Nasdaq. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.