iShares MSCI China A ETF
$32.92−0.01 (−0.03%)
- 0.60%
- $197M
- +2.0%
- 1.97%
- 0M sh
- $33.61
- low $32.80high $38.77
The ETF.net CNYA Grade
A
Score 72 out of 100
- 6 of 30
Score 72 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.B69 out of 100Rank 10 of 30Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A87 out of 100Rank 7 of 22Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B66 out of 100Rank 8 of 30Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C52 out of 100Rank 14 of 30Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A84 out of 100Rank 1 of 28Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A77 out of 100Rank 7 of 30
Our read on CNYA
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.
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
- 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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 422
- 18%
- 600519.SS
Sectors
- Information Technology29.7%
- Financials20.3%
- Industrials13.7%
- Materials12.2%
- Consumer Staples6.8%
- Health Care4.5%
- Consumer Discretionary4.1%
- Utilities3.6%
- Energy3.5%
- Communication1.1%
- Real Estate0.5%
Geography
- China100.00%
Developed 0% · Emerging 100%
CNYA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
CNYA$10,195
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | CNYA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −4.5% |
| 1 month | −5.5% |
| 3 months | −10.5% |
| 1 year | +2.0% |
| 3 years | +9.0% |
| 5 years | −2.5% |
| 10 years | +4.4% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | CNYA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −4.5% | |
| 2025 | +26.5% | |
| 2024 | +10.8% | |
| 2023 | −13.7% | |
| 2022 | −26.5% | |
| 2021 | +3.5% | |
| 2020 | +41.5% |
CNYA in the news
Category Review
Index option income was not one bet this year
CNYA Dividends
- 1.97%
- $0.65
- $0.10 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
CNYA Risk
- 19.5%
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.
- 0.31
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.
- −44.6%
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.
- 0.60
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CNYA Cost
0.60%
CNYA0.60%
- The middle half of China funds
- Median 0.65%
8 of the 29 China funds charge less.
Other funds in China
- AGXCState Street SPDR S&P China ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return −11.1%
- AASHRXtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +4.6%
- BTCHIiShares MSCI China Multisector Tech ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return −12.8%
- BECNSiShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return −19.7%
- BASHSXtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +7.3%