Triple

T20926846
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject BlackRock E515367 entity
Predicate brand P1500 FINISHED
Object iShares
iShares is a leading global family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offering investors diversified, index-based exposure to a wide range of asset classes and markets.
E1458701 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: iShares | Statement: [BlackRock, brand, iShares]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: iShares
Context triple: [BlackRock, brand, iShares]
  • A. SPDR
    SPDR is a prominent family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed by State Street Global Advisors, widely known for products like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY).
  • B. S&P 500 ETFs
    S&P 500 ETFs are exchange-traded funds that aim to replicate the performance of the S&P 500 by holding a diversified portfolio of its constituent large-cap U.S. stocks.
  • C. BlackRock
    BlackRock is a global investment management corporation and the world’s largest asset manager, known for its extensive range of funds and risk management services.
  • D. International Stock Index Investment Fund
    The International Stock Index Investment Fund is a Thrift Savings Plan investment option that tracks the performance of international developed market stocks outside the United States.
  • E. Invesco Ltd.
    Invesco Ltd. is a global independent investment management firm offering a wide range of asset management products and services to individual and institutional investors.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: iShares
Triple: [BlackRock, brand, iShares]
Generated description
iShares is a leading global family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offering investors diversified, index-based exposure to a wide range of asset classes and markets.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: iShares
Target entity description: iShares is a leading global family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offering investors diversified, index-based exposure to a wide range of asset classes and markets.
  • A. SPDR
    SPDR is a prominent family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed by State Street Global Advisors, widely known for products like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY).
  • B. S&P 500 ETFs
    S&P 500 ETFs are exchange-traded funds that aim to replicate the performance of the S&P 500 by holding a diversified portfolio of its constituent large-cap U.S. stocks.
  • C. BlackRock
    BlackRock is a global investment management corporation and the world’s largest asset manager, known for its extensive range of funds and risk management services.
  • D. International Stock Index Investment Fund
    The International Stock Index Investment Fund is a Thrift Savings Plan investment option that tracks the performance of international developed market stocks outside the United States.
  • E. Invesco Ltd.
    Invesco Ltd. is a global independent investment management firm offering a wide range of asset management products and services to individual and institutional investors.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69e0b4fb431c8190b9d40e6a72f0cc87 completed April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6f65200b08190ac208204a20f5a6a completed April 21, 2026, 4 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a09278159b081908fb6c5a384a0ad2d completed May 17, 2026, 2:27 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a092819af008190bc51cd6367d7542a completed May 17, 2026, 2:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a092896b75881909d5145ccaef0cd7e completed May 17, 2026, 2:31 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:49 p.m.