iShares MSCI Israel ETF
$118.69+1.75 (+1.50%)
- 0.59%
- $860M
- +19.4%
- 1.59%
- 0.1M sh
- $118.62
- low $97.50high $138.85
The ETF.net EIS Grade
C
Score 44 out of 100
- 26 of 38
Score 44 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.F18 out of 100Rank 29 of 38Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C51 out of 100Rank 28 of 35Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C48 out of 100Rank 17 of 37Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B63 out of 100Rank 12 of 38Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B62 out of 100Rank 12 of 36Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B66 out of 100Rank 13 of 38
Our read on EIS
COne ticker for the whole Israeli stock market: roughly 120 names, large down to small, tracked through an MSCI index and packaged by iShares since 2008.
The fund seeks to track an index composed of Israeli equities, providing targeted exposure to companies in Israel.
Why people hold it
- "Investable Market" in the index name means mid and small caps ride along, roughly 120 holdings instead of a top-ten roster of giants.ishares.com
- Live since March 2008, so it comes with a long public record across multiple market cycles rather than a short history and a backtest.
- The index is capped, which limits how much of the fund any single company can occupy in a market where a few names loom large.ishares.com
Worth knowing
- At 0.59%, it runs above the roughly 0.50% median for single-country developed-market funds, and well above index peers such as FLKR at 0.09%.
- One country, one currency, one headline cycle. A single-country fund concentrates risks that a regional or global mandate would spread around.
- Distributions arrive annually or semiannually, not on a quarterly drumbeat, so cash lands in lumps.
EIS Holdings
- Stocks
- 127
- 55%
- TEVA
Geography
- Israel99.53%
- Singapore0.30%
- Netherlands0.17%
Developed 0% · Emerging 100%
EIS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EIS$11,943
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 | EIS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +6.9% |
| 1 month | −5.5% |
| 3 months | −2.0% |
| 1 year | +19.4% |
| 3 years | +35.3% |
| 5 years | +11.8% |
| 10 years | +11.1% |
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 | EIS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +6.9% | |
| 2025 | +45.1% | |
| 2024 | +34.5% | |
| 2023 | +5.5% | |
| 2022 | −27.0% | |
| 2021 | +22.8% | |
| 2020 | +12.0% |
EIS in the news
EIS Dividends
- 1.59%
- $1.86
- $0.77 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EIS Risk
- 22.1%
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.
- 1.20
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.
- −41.9%
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.
- 1.07
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EIS Cost
0.59%
EIS0.59%
- The middle half of Developed Single Country funds
- Median 0.50%
28 of the 38 Developed Single Country funds charge less.
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