iShares S&P 500 Index Fund Investor A Shares Goodwill

iShares S&P 500 Index Fund Investor A Shares posts a goodwill of $42M as of March 2016. That compares with $40M in the prior-year period — up 3.4% year over year. Comparing that reading with peers and prior periods is usually more useful than looking at the number in isolation.

In the prior comparable period, iShares S&P 500 Index Fund Investor A Shares's goodwill was $40M. The latest reading is $42M — a 3.4% year-over-year increase (period ending March 2016). Use the history and growth charts on this page for a longer lookback.

Goodwill is one piece of iShares S&P 500 Index Fund Investor A Shares's financial statement story. At $42M, it should be interpreted next to related metrics — for example revenue with costs, assets with liabilities, or income with margins. Stockcircle links those related pages so you can move from this number to the surrounding context quickly.

Context for BSPAX's goodwill usually means three checks: (1) trend versus prior periods, (2) level versus peers, and (3) consistency with growth and profitability. This page covers the first two; iShares S&P 500 Index Fund Investor A Shares's other metric pages and overview cover the third.