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ECNS

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF

Countries & Regions · IShares · Inception 2010-09-27 · SEC filings

$27.82−0.36 (−1.29%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:10 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 17 prints from 28.19 to 27.82. Range 27.81 to 28.32. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$28.00$28.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$65M
1Y return
−24.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
6.74%
Holdings
250
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$28.68
52W range
low $27.30high $40.05

The ETF.net ECNS Grade

B

63/ 100

Rank 9 of 30 in China⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for ECNS. Scores out of 100: Cost 76, Risk 42, Mission 78, Tradability 20, Holdings 85, Durability 69. Strongest: Holdings (85). Weakest: Tradability (20). Leans toward Holdings.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 63 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 76
    Category rank6/30 · top 20%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 78
    Category rank13/22 · mid-pack

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 42
    Category rank21/30 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    FScore 20
    Category rank25/30 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 85
    Category rank1/28 · top 4%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 69
    Category rank12/30 · top 40%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on ECNS

ETF.net Research

BMost US-listed China funds fish in large-cap waters. ECNS works the other end of the market: an index of small-cap Chinese equities, roughly 300 of them, from iShares, running since 2010.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index composed of small-cap Chinese equities.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Tracks the MSCI China Small Cap Index, roughly 300 names, reaching the smaller Chinese companies that broad-market China funds such as MCHI and GXC largely leave out.ishares.com
  2. 02Expense ratio of 0.59%, below the median fee across its US-listed China peer group.ishares.com
  3. 03Live since September 2010, giving it a continuous record through several full China market cycles, and it sits in the upper half of its China cohort on our review.
  4. 04Spreads exposure across a wide basket rather than leaning on a handful of index heavyweights, so no single name drives the fund.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Thinly traded with a modest asset base, so spreads can be wider than in the household-name China funds. Limit orders do more work here.
  2. 02Single-country small caps are the volatile corner of an already volatile market, carrying China-specific regulatory and currency exposure.
  3. 03Distributions arrive annually or semiannually, not on a monthly schedule.

ECNS Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 3:21 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
250
Top-10 weight
15%
Largest holding
9688.HK1.8%

Sectors

  • Health Care21.2%
  • Technology15.5%
  • Industrials13.2%
  • Communication9.6%
  • Materials9.4%
  • Consumer Discr.9.4%
  • Real Estate7.5%
  • Cons. Staples6.2%
  • Financials3.7%
  • Utilities2.4%
  • Energy1.8%

Geography

  • China70.14%
  • Hong Kong25.68%
  • Taiwan1.84%
  • Singapore1.64%
  • United States0.71%

Developed 28% · Emerging 72% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 17.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0019688.HKZAI LAB LTD1.85%446,600$1M40
0020268.HKKINGDEE INT L SOFTWARE GROUP LTD1.78%1,170,000$1M53
0033330.HKLINGBAO GOLD GROUP LTD H1.47%297,000$930K43
0040136.HKCHINA RUYI HOLDINGS1.45%4,860,000$917K48
0050257.HKCHINA EVERBRIGHT ENVIRONMENT GROUP1.45%1,473,000$916K49
0061070.HKTCL ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD1.43%414,000$909K43
0070425.HKMINTH GROUP1.43%294,700$904K57
0080189.HKDONGYUE GROUP LTD1.40%587,000$890K43
0093800.HKGCL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS1.38%9,360,000$877K43
010ATATATOUR LIFESTYLE HOLDINGS AMERICAN1.33%26,191$842K52
0112525.HKHESAI GROUP CLASS B1.24%373,500$783K29
0122162.HKKEYMED BIOSCIENCES1.20%83,000$762K29
013JOYYJOYY ADR1.20%9,676$762K51
0141357.HKMEITU INC1.18%1,450,500$746K49
0159969.HKINNOCARE PHARMA1.14%384,000$720K34

Showing 1–15 of 255 holdings

ECNS Performance

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

ECNS$7,602
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. ECNS $7,602. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$7,012$9,563$12,114Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 ECNS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodECNS
Year to date−12.7%
1 month−4.0%
3 months−5.0%
1 year−24.0%
3 years+6.8%per year
5 years−6.8%per year
10 years−0.2%per year

As of the close, 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 ECNS
YearReturn barECNS
2026 YTD−12.7%
2025+36.5%
2024+5.6%
2023−23.0%
2022−24.6%
2021+2.2%
2020+25.4%

ECNS in the news

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ECNS 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 Sep 22, 2026.
6.74%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.90Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.45 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 $0.70; Dec 19, 2017 $0.91; Jun 19, 2018 $0.73; Dec 18, 2018 $1.67; Jun 17, 2019 $0.71; Dec 16, 2019 $0.61; Jun 15, 2020 $0.58; Dec 14, 2020 $1.18; Jun 10, 2021 $0.56; Dec 13, 2021 $1.78; Jun 9, 2022 $0.58; Dec 13, 2022 $0.66; Jun 7, 2023 $0.34; Dec 20, 2023 $0.91; Jun 11, 2024 $0.48; Dec 17, 2024 $1.04; Jun 16, 2025 $0.59; Dec 16, 2025 $1.45; Jun 15, 2026 $0.45. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.45
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.45
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.59
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$1.04
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.48
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.91
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.34
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.66
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.58
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$1.78
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.56
Dec 14, 2020Dec 18, 2020$1.18

ECNS Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
25.5%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.20
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−55.6%
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.
0.81
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.

ECNS Cost

Expense ratio0.59%
  • The middle half of China funds
  • Median 0.65%

4 of the 28 China funds charge less.

ECNS costs $59.00 a year on $10,000. The median China fund costs $65.00.