VanEck Israel ETF
$66.33+0.97 (+1.48%)
- 0.59%
- $155M
- +22.6%
- 1.33%
- 0M sh
- $65.26
- low $53.09high $73.55
The ETF.net ISRA Grade
C
Score 41 out of 100
- 30 of 38
Score 41 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.C48 out of 100Rank 31 of 35Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B56 out of 100Rank 13 of 37Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C40 out of 100Rank 26 of 38Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A70 out of 100Rank 9 of 36Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B55 out of 100Rank 21 of 38
Our read on ISRA
COne ticker for Israel. ISRA tracks the BlueStar Israel Global Index, a benchmark built around companies generally considered Israeli rather than an Israel sleeve carved out of a world index, and it has been running since 2013.
The fund seeks to replicate, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the BlueStar Israel Global Index, which represents equity securities of companies generally considered Israeli.
Why people hold it
- Purpose-built reference: the BlueStar Israel Global Index targets equities of companies generally considered Israeli, not just whatever a broad global benchmark happens to classify as Israel.vaneck.com
- Launched in 2013, so this is a long-running Israel fund with a real track record behind it, not a fresh thematic launch.
- Roughly 80 holdings spread the exposure across Israel's market rather than resting on a few megacap names.
- Plain plumbing: a standard 1940 Act ETF holding index equities, with no leverage or derivatives overlay to unpack.vaneck.com
Worth knowing
- The 0.59% expense ratio sits above the typical single-country developed fund, and low-cost peers like FLKR and FLAU charge 0.09%.
- It trades thinly next to the heavyweights of its group, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads and more friction getting in and out.
- Single-country design means Israeli politics, the shekel and regional events move the whole portfolio together. Distributions come once or twice a year, not monthly.
ISRA Holdings
- Stocks
- 82
- 50%
- PANW
Sectors
- Technology38.2%
- Financials27.1%
- Health Care9.2%
- Industrials7.2%
- Real Estate4.4%
- Utilities4.2%
- Energy3.0%
- Consumer Discretionary2.6%
- Communication1.6%
- Consumer Staples1.5%
- Materials1.1%
Geography
- Israel71.89%
- United States26.77%
- United Kingdom0.50%
- Switzerland0.45%
- Singapore0.38%
Developed 2% · Emerging 98%
ISRA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
ISRA$12,260
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 | ISRA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.2% |
| 1 month | −0.8% |
| 3 months | +1.7% |
| 1 year | +22.6% |
| 3 years | +30.7% |
| 5 years | +7.9% |
| 10 years | +10.5% |
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 | ISRA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.2% | |
| 2025 | +37.0% | |
| 2024 | +26.0% | |
| 2023 | −0.1% | |
| 2022 | −25.7% | |
| 2021 | +10.1% | |
| 2020 | +28.2% |
ISRA in the news
ISRA Dividends
- 1.33%
- $0.87
- $0.87 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
ISRA Risk
- 19.5%
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.
- 1.13
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.
- −45.0%
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.
- 1.04
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ISRA Cost
0.59%
ISRA0.59%
- 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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