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.