iShares STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 (DE) is an exchange traded fund (ETF) that aims to track the performance of the STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index as closely as possible. The ETF invests in physical index securities. The STOXX® Global Select Dividend 100 Index offers exposure to 100 high dividend-paying stocks from the STOXX® Global 1800 Index. Only companies are included that have a non-negative historical five-year dividend-per-share growth rate and a dividend to earnings-per-share ratio of less than or equal to 60% in Europe and the Americas and 80% in Asia/Pacific. The index is weighted according to net dividend yield. iShares ETFs are funds managed by BlackRock. They are transparent, cost-efficient, liquid vehicles that trade on stock exchanges like normal securities. iShares ETFs offer flexible and easy access to a wide range of markets and asset classes.