Dirk Schmitz

BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG (BlackRock AM Schweiz) is the Swiss asset management subsidiary of BlackRock UK Holdco Ltd., itself a subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. Headquartered in Zurich, BlackRock AM Schweiz was founded in 1988 and offers a complete range of investment solutions, including the BlackRock Funds, unit trusts and ETFs, to private and institutional investors.

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG (Blackrock-Deutschland) is the German asset management subsidiary of BlackRock (Netherlands) BV (Frankfurt Branch), ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US, which merged in 2009 with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), including the iShares® exchange traded funds business. The combined firm operates under the BlackRock name and retains the iShares brand. The firm was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Munich. Blackrock-Deutschland designs and manages equity, dividend, bond and swap ETFs as well as special funds.

iShares STOXX Europe 600 Automobiles & Parts UCITS ETF (DE) operates as a managed exchange traded fund, which aims to track the performance of the STOXX Europe 600 Automobiles & Parts. It also invests in stocks with focus on automobile in Europe. The company was founded on July 8, 2002 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.