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iShares MSCI Poland ETF

EPOLNYSE ArcaiSharesB

$42.69−0.71 (−1.64%)

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

B64/ 100

Rank 3 of 22 in Emerging Markets Single Country

B64/100Rank 3 of 22inEmerging Markets Single Country
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 43.40 to 42.69. Range 42.69 to 43.06. Use the arrow keys to read each point.42.8043.0043.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$1.03B
1Y total return
+34.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.39%
Holdings
37
Avg volume · 30D
415K sh
52W range
low $32.51high $46.03
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EPOL Grade

B

Score 64 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Single Country⁠
Rank
3 of 22
Six-pillar profile for EPOL. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 77, Mission 63, Tradability 89, Holdings 54, Durability 79. Strongest: Tradability (89). Weakest: Cost (50). Leans toward Tradability.

Score 64 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.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 22

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 22

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 22

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A89 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 22

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 20

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 22

Our read on EPOL

ETF.net Research

In short

BPoland in one ticket. Running since 2010, EPOL holds roughly 30 Polish stocks under MSCI's 25/50 capping rules, and it sits in the upper tier of single-country emerging-market funds.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index composed of Polish equities.

Why people hold it

  • One trade, one market: the fund tracks an index of Polish equities, the MSCI Poland IMI 25/50 Index, instead of burying Poland inside a broad emerging-markets basket.ishares.com
  • The 25/50 capping in the index limits how much of the portfolio any single stock or cluster of large names can occupy, a real issue in a market this narrow.ishares.com
  • Open since 2010 with an iShares operating history behind it, and it ranks among the stronger single-country emerging-market funds in our coverage.
  • At 0.59% a year, the fee lands right at the median for single-country emerging-market ETFs. Standard toll for niche access, not a premium.

Worth knowing

  • About 30 holdings in one country. Concentration is the design, so Polish banks, policy and politics drive the ride more than any stock-picking cushion.
  • Returns come home in dollars, so zloty moves against the dollar land in your result alongside what Polish shares actually do.ishares.com
  • Cheaper tickets exist in the cohort (FLMX runs 0.19%), but they buy different countries. Within Poland exposure, the fee is what it is.

EPOL Holdings

Holdings pillarC54 out of 100Rank 11 of 20 in Emerging Markets Single Country
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
37
Top-10 weight
66%
Largest holding
PKO.WA15.0%

Sectors

  • Financials45.0%
  • Energy12.9%
  • Consumer Discretionary11.8%
  • Materials6.2%
  • Communication5.6%
  • Utilities5.2%
  • Consumer Staples5.1%
  • Industrials4.4%
  • Technology3.2%
  • Health Care0.6%

Geography

  • Poland100.00%

Developed 0% · Emerging 100% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1PKO.WAPowszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank15.04%5,318,335$154M103
2PKN.WAOrlen12.75%3,527,301$131M108
3PEO.WABank Pekao SA6.96%1,074,225$71.5M109
4PZU.WAPzu SA6.06%3,401,322$62.2M99
5ALE.WAAllegro SA5.74%3,903,129$58.9M96
6LPP.WALpp SA4.74%7,177$48.7M87
7EBP.WAErste Bank Polska SA4.64%241,941$47.6M83
8MBK.WAMbank SA3.83%95,114$39.4M72
9KGH.WAKghm Polska Miedz SA3.51%504,317$36M93
10DNP.WADino Polska3.03%3,239,821$31.1M72
11BFT.WABenefit Systems2.93%20,087$30M47
12CDR.WACd Projekt Red2.72%427,719$27.9M76
13PGE.WAPge Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA2.52%6,258,218$25.9M61
14MIL.WABank Millennium SA2.31%4,083,313$23.8M57
15ACP.WAAsseco Poland SA2.21%365,400$22.7M74

Showing 1–15 of 37 holdings

EPOL Performance

Launched May 25, 2010

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

EPOL$13,413
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. EPOL $13,413. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000$14,000Oct 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 EPOL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEPOL
Year to date+24.3%
1 month−2.1%
3 months+1.3%
1 year+34.1%
3 yearsper year+36.2%
5 yearsper year+17.5%
10 yearsper year+11.9%

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 EPOL
YearReturn barEPOL
2026 YTD+24.3%
2025+77.4%
2024−2.5%
2023+50.8%
2022−24.6%
2021+12.2%
2020−8.4%

EPOL in the news

EPOL 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.
3.39%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.47Last 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

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 18 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.08; Dec 19, 2017 $0.43; Jun 19, 2018 $0.02; Dec 18, 2018 $0.31; Jun 17, 2019 $0.04; Dec 16, 2019 $0.49; Jun 15, 2020 $0.17; Dec 14, 2020 $0.10; Jun 10, 2021 $0.06; Dec 13, 2021 $0.22; Jun 9, 2022 $0.14; Dec 13, 2022 $0.27; Dec 20, 2023 $0.65; Jun 11, 2024 $0.43; Dec 17, 2024 $0.83; Jun 16, 2025 $0.51; Dec 16, 2025 $1.17; Jun 15, 2026 $0.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.30
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.17
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.51
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.83
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.43
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.65
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.27
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.14
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.22
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.06
Dec 14, 2020Dec 18, 2020$0.10
Jun 15, 2020Jun 19, 2020$0.17

See all 32 payments⁠

$10,000 in EPOL 10 years ago paid $3,647 in dividends.⁠

EPOL Risk

Risk pillarA77 out of 100Rank 2 of 22 in Emerging Markets Single Country
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.2%
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.
1.64
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.
−53.6%
Trough Oct 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.
0.70
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.

EPOL Cost

Compare EPOL and FLMX

Overpaying vs FLMX, cheapest in Emerging Markets Single Country

$7,683

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

  • EPOL 0.59%

    $11,635

  • FLMX 0.19% Cheapest

    $3,952

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EPOL 0.59%
  • FLMX 0.19%
  • 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$12.5K051015202530EPOL $11,635FLMX $3,952

Year by year

YearEPOLFLMXOverpaying
10$1,058$347$711
20$4,051$1,351$2,700
30$11,635$3,952$7,683

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