iShares Launches the First ETFs to Access the Newest Emerging Markets Qatar and UAE

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iShares, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) business of BlackRock, (NYSE: BLK), launched the iShares MSCI Qatar Capped ETF (QAT) and iShares MSCI UAE Capped ETF (UAE) on the NASDAQ. They are the first ETFs to provide single country exposure to two countries that MSCI will graduate from Frontier Markets to Emerging Markets status at the end of May. The new funds expand an already robust iShares emerging markets offering more than 20 single country and regional ETFs, plus the iShares Frontier Markets ETF (NYSE: FM) that offers 100% pure exposure to Frontier Markets countries.