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This downloader gets historical holdings of iShares ETFs. The data is downloaded once per month and is available starting from 2010. (The downloader URL-script could be modified to get older data).
The data is stored in a custom database whose name is "ishares_etf_holding". The holdings symbols are stored in the "holdings" fields and they are separated by semi-colons.
For example, as of 07/31/2015, the IWB ETF is composed of the following stocks: (only part of the stocks are displayed)
AAPL;MSFT;XOM;JNJ;WFC;BRKB;GE;JPM;PFE;T;PG;AMZN...
Important: In order for this item to work, you will need to get the ETF ID from the iShares website and put that ID in the "Name3" field of your ETF symbol in QuantShare (Symbol -> Update Symbol).
Example of iShares URL for IWM:
https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239710/ishares-russell-2000-etf
The ID that needs to be put in "Name3" field i 239710
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