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iShares International Country Rotation Active ETF

CORONasdaqiSharesB

$35.23+0.03 (+0.09%)

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

B67/ 100

Rank 10 of 56 in International Active Equity

B67/100Rank 10 of 56inInternational Active Equity
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 35.20 to 35.23. Range 35.23 to 35.61. Use the arrow keys to read each point.35.3035.4035.5035.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.55%*
Fund size
$13.4B
1Y total return
+17.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.88%
Holdings
2010
Avg volume · 30D
2.9M sh
52W range
low $29.84high $37.66
Launched

*After a fee waiver that ends Jun 30, 2027. Without it: 1.06%.

The ETF.net CORO Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 67 out of 100

Category
International Active Equity⁠
Rank
10 of 56
Six-pillar profile for CORO. Scores out of 100: Cost 51, Risk 55, Mission not scored, Tradability 96, Holdings 84, Durability 85. Strongest: Tradability (96). Weakest: Cost (51). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 67 of 100 falls in the B 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.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 26 of 56

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 25 of 56

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A96 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 56

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 52

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 56

Our read on CORO

ETF.net Research

In short

BMost active international funds pick stocks. CORO picks countries: BlackRock's model team rotates a basket of iShares single-country funds, for 0.55% net of a waiver through June 30, 2027.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • Country calls instead of stock calls. Four long/short rotations (emerging, developed, all-country, regional), each with its own signal suite, drive the tilts across iShares country funds.ishares.com
  • Run by BlackRock's Model Portfolio Solutions team and designed from day one as a model building block, so the asset-allocation machinery behind it is the institutional kind.businesswire.comishares.com
  • Launched in December 2024 and already a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, which is uncommon shelf presence for a strategy this young.
  • What's under the hood is plain: roughly two dozen index country funds, developed and emerging, with cash paid out quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • The sticker is 0.55% net of a waiver through June 30, 2027; gross runs 1.06% because the country funds inside charge their own fees on top of the management fee.
  • Index-style international peers ask less: DFIC at 0.22%, AVDE at 0.23%. TACN charges no fee at all, waived through January 30, 2027.
  • Active country tilts mean the country mix can look nothing like a broad international index, and with a December 2024 start the live record is still short.

CORO Performance

Launched Dec 3, 2024

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

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
CORO$11,752
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. CORO $11,752. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 CORO. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodCORO
Year to date+14.3%
1 month−3.6%
3 months−1.2%
1 year+17.5%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 CORO
YearReturn barCORO
2026 YTD+14.3%
2025+35.1%
2024−3.6%

History from Dec 4, 2024

CORO in the news

CORO 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 Nov 2, 2026.
2.88%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.02Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.30 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2024–2026

One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2024 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2024 $0.36; Jul 2, 2025 $0.28; Dec 2, 2025 $0.23; Dec 23, 2025 $0.49; Jul 2, 2026 $0.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jul 2, 2026Jul 8, 2026$0.30
Dec 23, 2025Dec 29, 2025$0.49
Dec 2, 2025Dec 5, 2025$0.23
Jul 2, 2025Jul 8, 2025$0.28
Dec 30, 2024Jan 3, 2025$0.36

$10,000 in CORO 1 year ago paid $327 in dividends.

CORO Risk

Risk pillarB55 out of 100Rank 25 of 56 in International Active Equity
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.6%
Annualised · 22 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.
1.64
vs 3-month T-bills · 22 months 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.
−14.1%
22 months · trough Apr 2025
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.
0.67
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.

CORO Cost

Compare CORO and TACN

Overpaying vs TACN, cheapest in International Active Equity

$10,904

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

  • CORO 0.55%

    $10,904

  • TACN 0.00% Cheapest

    $0

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • CORO 0.55%
  • TACN 0.00%
  • 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$12.5K051015202530CORO $10,904TACN $0

Year by year

YearCOROTACNOverpaying
10$988$0$988
20$3,790$0$3,790
30$10,904$0$10,904
How the 0.55% is worked out

Full fee 1.06%− waiver 0.51%= you pay 0.55%

The waiver ends Jun 30, 2027. After that the fee is 1.06% unless iShares renews it. Source: prospectus, Nov 2025.

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