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iShares MSCI China A ETF

CNYACboeiSharesA

$30.51+0.09 (+0.30%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A70/ 100

Rank 7 of 30 in China

A70/100Rank 7 of 30inChina
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 30.42 to 30.51. Range 30.51 to 30.88. Use the arrow keys to read each point.30.6030.7030.8030.9010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.60%
Fund size
$158M
1Y total return
−9.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.13%
Holdings
419
Avg volume · 30D
47.2K sh
52W range
low $30.37high $38.77
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net CNYA Grade

A

Score 70 out of 100

Category
China⁠
Rank
7 of 30
Six-pillar profile for CNYA. Scores out of 100: Cost 67, Risk 67, Mission 87, Tradability 43, Holdings 84, Durability 77. Strongest: Mission (87). Weakest: Tradability (43). Leans toward Mission and Holdings.

Score 70 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 30

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A87 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 22

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 30

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 30

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 29

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 30

Our read on CNYA

ETF.net Research

In short

AMost China ETFs buy the offshore listings. CNYA goes onshore, owning the Shanghai and Shenzhen A-shares that mainland investors trade, through an MSCI index built around the Stock Connect channel.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track an index of domestic Chinese equities traded on the Shanghai or Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Why people hold it

  • Onshore, not offshore: the index is built from domestic Chinese equities listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen, a different company mix from the Hong Kong-listed China funds.ishares.com
  • At 0.60%, the fee undercuts the typical single-country China fund.
  • About 400 mainland names, and the fund has stayed unusually close to its index versus its China peer group.
  • Running since 2016 on an MSCI index designed to follow the phased entry of A-shares into the emerging markets benchmark.msci.com

Worth knowing

  • Access runs through Stock Connect: the index covers only A-shares reachable via that channel, not the entire mainland market.msci.commsci.com 2
  • Cheaper China options exist (JCHI at 0.15%, FLCH at 0.19%), but they buy offshore-listed shares rather than mainland ones.msci.com
  • A smaller, moderately traded fund, so bid-ask spreads carry more weight here than with the largest China ETFs.

CNYA Performance

Launched Jun 13, 2016

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

CNYA$9,039
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. CNYA $9,039. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for CNYA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodCNYA
Year to date−11.8%
1 month−9.7%
3 months−13.5%
1 year−9.6%
3 yearsper year+7.1%
5 yearsper year−4.4%
10 yearsper year+3.6%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for CNYA
YearReturn barCNYA
2026 YTD−11.8%
2025+26.5%
2024+10.8%
2023−13.7%
2022−26.5%
2021+3.5%
2020+41.5%

CNYA in the news

CNYA Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
2.13%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.65Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.10 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 19 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.11; Dec 19, 2017 $0.20; Jun 19, 2018 $0.12; Dec 18, 2018 $0.77; Jun 17, 2019 $0.11; Dec 16, 2019 $0.26; Jun 15, 2020 $0.10; Dec 14, 2020 $0.35; Jun 10, 2021 $0.07; Dec 13, 2021 $0.41; Jun 9, 2022 $0.07; Dec 13, 2022 $0.77; Jun 7, 2023 $0.06; Dec 20, 2023 $1.03; Jun 11, 2024 $0.08; Dec 17, 2024 $0.62; Jun 16, 2025 $0.11; Dec 16, 2025 $0.55; Jun 15, 2026 $0.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.10
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.55
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.11
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.62
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.08
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$1.03
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.06
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.77
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.07
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.41
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.07
Dec 14, 2020Dec 18, 2020$0.35

See all 20 payments⁠

$10,000 in CNYA 10 years ago paid $2,362 in dividends.⁠

CNYA Risk

Risk pillarB67 out of 100Rank 8 of 30 in China
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
20.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.21
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−44.6%
Trough Feb 2024
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.60
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

CNYA Cost

Compare CNYA and FLCH

Overpaying vs FLCH, cheapest in China

$7,865

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • CNYA 0.60%

    $11,817

  • FLCH 0.19% Cheapest

    $3,952

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • CNYA 0.60%
  • FLCH 0.19%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530CNYA $11,817FLCH $3,952

Year by year

YearCNYAFLCHOverpaying
10$1,076$347$729
20$4,116$1,351$2,765
30$11,817$3,952$7,865

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