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iShares MSCI Ireland ETF

EIRLNYSE ArcaiSharesC

$81.79+1.04 (+1.28%)

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

C53/ 100

Rank 19 of 38 in Developed Single Country

C53/100Rank 19 of 38inDeveloped Single Country
Intraday session: up, 73 prints from 80.75 to 81.79. Range 80.75 to 82.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.81.0081.2581.5082.0082.2510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$77M
1Y total return
+21.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.34%
Holdings
30
Avg volume · 30D
4.51K sh
52W range
low $65.85high $85.56
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EIRL Grade

C

Score 53 out of 100

Category
Developed Single Country⁠
Rank
19 of 38
Six-pillar profile for EIRL. Scores out of 100: Cost 55, Risk 46, Mission 67, Tradability 51, Holdings 30, Durability 47. Strongest: Mission (67). Weakest: Holdings (30). Leans toward Mission.

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 100
    Rank 10 of 38

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 35

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 38

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 38

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D30 out of 100
    Rank 32 of 36

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C47 out of 100
    Rank 26 of 38

Our read on EIRL

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched May 5, 2010

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

EIRL$12,127
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. EIRL $12,127. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 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 EIRL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEIRL
Year to date+11.5%
1 month−1.5%
3 months+1.4%
1 year+21.3%
3 yearsper year+18.7%
5 yearsper year+8.4%
10 yearsper year+10.1%

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 EIRL
YearReturn barEIRL
2026 YTD+11.5%
2025+28.8%
2024−1.6%
2023+35.1%
2022−18.8%
2021+13.7%
2020+9.6%

EIRL in the news

EIRL Dividends

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.
2.34%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.89Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.14 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. 18 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.35; Dec 19, 2017 $0.34; Jun 19, 2018 $0.44; Dec 18, 2018 $0.12; Jun 17, 2019 $0.55; Dec 16, 2019 $0.43; Jun 15, 2020 $0.24; Dec 14, 2020 $0.01; Jun 10, 2021 $0.33; Dec 13, 2021 $0.13; Jun 9, 2022 $0.52; Jun 7, 2023 $0.46; Dec 20, 2023 $0.15; Jun 11, 2024 $0.83; Dec 17, 2024 $0.68; Jun 16, 2025 $1.25; Dec 16, 2025 $0.74; Jun 15, 2026 $1.14. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$1.14
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.74
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$1.25
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.68
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.83
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.15
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.46
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.52
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.13
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.33
Dec 14, 2020Dec 18, 2020$0.01
Jun 15, 2020Jun 19, 2020$0.24

See all 32 payments⁠

$10,000 in EIRL 10 years ago paid $2,433 in dividends.⁠

EIRL Risk

Risk pillarC46 out of 100Rank 20 of 38 in Developed Single Country
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
15.7%
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.
0.89
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.
−37.7%
Trough Sep 2022
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.
0.94
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.

EIRL Cost

Compare EIRL and FLKR

Overpaying vs FLKR, tied cheapest in Developed Single Country

$8,081

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

  • EIRL 0.50%

    $9,979

  • FLKR 0.09% Tied cheapest

    $1,898

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EIRL 0.50%
  • FLKR 0.09%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530EIRL $9,979FLKR $1,898

Year by year

YearEIRLFLKROverpaying
10$900$165$735
20$3,460$646$2,814
30$9,979$1,898$8,081

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