iShares Europe ETF
$70.70+0.42 (+0.60%)
- 0.60%
- $1.6B
- +11.2%
- 2.89%
- 0.1M sh
- $70.45
- low $64.17high $76.32
The ETF.net IEV Grade
B
Score 64 out of 100
- 5 of 12
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.F21 out of 100Rank 10 of 12Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 11Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B68 out of 100Rank 2 of 12Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A77 out of 100Rank 1 of 12Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A84 out of 100Rank 2 of 12Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B68 out of 100Rank 5 of 12
Our read on IEV
BTrading since 2000, IEV is one of the original ways to own Europe from a US brokerage account: an index of 350 blue chips drawn from 16 developed markets, the whole continent rather than just the eurozone slice.
The fund seeks to track an index composed of European equities.
Why people hold it
- Continent-wide, not eurozone-only. The S&P Europe 350 pulls blue chips from 16 developed European markets, so UK, Swiss and Nordic giants sit beside the euro-bloc names.spglobal.com
- A 2000-vintage fund that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar one with steady day-to-day trading in US hours. Longevity through several full market cycles.
- No hunches layered on top: roughly 400 positions, one stated European equity index, and tracking that stays close to it. What you read on the tin is what sits in the basket.
Worth knowing
- Cost is the trade-off. The 0.60% expense ratio runs above plain index trackers in the same cohort, where a fund like VT charges 0.06%.
- Sixteen markets means many currencies. Euro, pound, franc and krona moves against the dollar land in your return alongside the stocks themselves.spglobal.com
- Cash comes in lumps, not a drip: distributions arrive once or twice a year, which is typical for European companies but unlike a monthly payer.
IEV Holdings
- Stocks
- 370
- 22%
- ASML.AS
Sectors
- Financials25.5%
- Industrials18.1%
- Health Care12.5%
- Information Technology9.7%
- Consumer Staples8.4%
- Consumer Discretionary6.3%
- Energy5.8%
- Materials5.7%
- Utilities4.8%
- Communication2.7%
- Real Estate0.5%
Geography
- United Kingdom22.75%
- Switzerland15.56%
- Germany13.45%
- France12.92%
- Netherlands10.52%
- Spain5.99%
- Italy5.03%
- Sweden4.82%
- 8.97%
Developed 100% · Emerging 0%
IEV Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IEV$11,122
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 | IEV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +4.3% |
| 1 month | −4.5% |
| 3 months | −3.4% |
| 1 year | +11.2% |
| 3 years | +16.7% |
| 5 years | +9.2% |
| 10 years | +9.2% |
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 | IEV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +4.3% | |
| 2025 | +35.6% | |
| 2024 | +1.4% | |
| 2023 | +20.2% | |
| 2022 | −14.2% | |
| 2021 | +16.7% | |
| 2020 | +4.1% |
IEV in the news
IEV Dividends
- 2.89%
- $2.03
- $1.28 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
IEV Risk
- 13.0%
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.
- 0.96
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.
- −30.5%
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.
- 0.81
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IEV Cost
0.60%
IEV0.60%
- The middle half of Europe Region funds
- Median 0.51%
9 of the 12 Europe Region funds charge less.
Other funds in Europe Region
- AEZUiShares MSCI Eurozone ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +10.5%
- BDAXGlobal X - DAX Germany ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return −0.4%
- BEWLiShares MSCI Switzerland ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +7.9%
- BEWDiShares MSCI Sweden ETFExpense ratio 0.51%1 year return +11.5%
- CHEDJWisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity FundExpense ratio 0.58%1 year return +12.0%