iShares MSCI Ireland ETF
$79.87+1.31 (+1.67%)
- 0.50%
- $75M
- +21.2%
- 2.40%
- 0M sh
- $78.53
- low $65.85high $85.56
The ETF.net EIRL Grade
C
Score 53 out of 100
- 19 of 38
Score 53 of 100 falls in the C 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.B55 out of 100Rank 10 of 38Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B66 out of 100Rank 16 of 35Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C46 out of 100Rank 20 of 37Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B55 out of 100Rank 17 of 38Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D31 out of 100Rank 31 of 36Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C47 out of 100Rank 27 of 38
Our read on EIRL
CIreland in one ticker. Since 2010, EIRL has tracked a capped index of Irish equities, roughly two dozen names, making it one of the few ways US investors get a dedicated slice of a single small European market.
The Fund seeks to track a broad-based index of Irish equities.
Why people hold it
- Pure-play Ireland exposure in a single trade. It tracks the MSCI All Ireland Capped Index, and the capped design limits how heavy any one name can get at rebalance.ishares.com
- Launched in 2010 and run by iShares, so it comes with a long continuous history and BlackRock's index-fund plumbing behind it.
- The 0.50% expense ratio sits right at the median for developed single-country funds. No novelty premium for the narrow mandate.
Worth knowing
- Roughly two dozen holdings. A few large names and one or two sectors steer the fund far more than they would in a broad international index.
- Thinly traded. Spreads tend to run wider than on the cohort's household names, so limit orders do real work here.
- Cheaper shelf-mates exist in the single-country aisle: Franklin's FLAU and FLKR charge 0.09%. None of them cover Ireland, but the fee gap is real.
EIRL Holdings
- Stocks
- 30
- 75%
- A5G.IR
Sectors
- Financials39.2%
- Industrials20.9%
- Consumer Staples12.6%
- Health Care9.0%
- Consumer Discretionary6.9%
- Energy6.8%
- Real Estate2.4%
- Materials2.0%
- Information Technology0.2%
- Communication0.0%
Geography
- Ireland92.67%
- United Kingdom3.24%
- Bermuda2.03%
- Luxembourg1.90%
- United States0.13%
- Jersey0.02%
- Australia0.01%
Developed 98% · Emerging 2%
EIRL Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EIRL$12,117
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 | EIRL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +8.5% |
| 1 month | −7.0% |
| 3 months | −0.7% |
| 1 year | +21.2% |
| 3 years | +15.7% |
| 5 years | +8.4% |
| 10 years | +9.8% |
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 | EIRL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +8.5% | |
| 2025 | +28.8% | |
| 2024 | −1.6% | |
| 2023 | +35.1% | |
| 2022 | −18.8% | |
| 2021 | +13.7% | |
| 2020 | +9.6% |
EIRL in the news
EIRL Dividends
- 2.40%
- $1.89
- $1.14 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EIRL Risk
- 16.0%
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.
- 0.82
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.
- −37.7%
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.
- 0.94
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EIRL Cost
0.50%
EIRL0.50%
- The middle half of Developed Single Country funds
- Median 0.50%
13 of the 38 Developed Single Country funds charge less.
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- BEWOiShares MSCI Austria ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +33.8%
- CEWHiShares MSCI Hong Kong ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +11.5%
- CEWKiShares MSCI Belgium ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +8.8%
- CEFNLiShares MSCI Finland ETFExpense ratio 0.53%1 year return +24.0%