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iShares MSCI China Multisector Tech ETF
$20.91−0.04 (−0.21%)
- 0.59%
- $41M
- −12.8%
- 2.58%
- 0M sh
- $21.45
- low $20.88high $26.52
The ETF.net TCHI Grade
B
Score 65 out of 100
- 7 of 30
Score 65 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.A79 out of 100Rank 5 of 30Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C47 out of 100Rank 18 of 30Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C53 out of 100Rank 13 of 30Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B68 out of 100Rank 9 of 28Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B62 out of 100Rank 16 of 30
Our read on TCHI
BChinese tech spills well past the tech sector, so this iShares fund goes looking across several. It tracks a capped MSCI index of Chinese technology and related industries, roughly 190 names, at 0.59%.
The fund seeks to track an index containing Chinese equities in technology and related industries.
Why people hold it
- Cross-sector by design: the index reaches into technology and related industries rather than one sector bucket, and it caps weights so no single giant dominates.
- 0.59% a year undercuts the 0.70% median for single-country China funds.
- Roughly 190 holdings, so the theme rides on a broad bench instead of three or four megacaps.
- Plain vanilla wrapper: a 1940 Act index fund from iShares, live since 2022, no derivatives layer to decode.
Worth knowing
- That 0.59% is exactly what broad China funds MCHI and GXC charge, so the narrower tech slice costs what whole-market exposure does.
- A small fund that trades lightly, so spreads can run wider than the headline China ETFs, most noticeably on big or hurried orders.
- One country, one theme. Chinese policy and regulatory swings land here undiluted, and payouts come once or twice a year rather than quarterly.
TCHI Holdings
- Stocks
- 201
- 38%
- 0992.HK
Sectors
- Technology55.5%
- Consumer Discretionary16.8%
- Communication11.9%
- Industrials10.6%
- Consumer Staples2.7%
- Materials1.6%
- Financials0.6%
- Energy0.2%
Geography
- China87.92%
- Hong Kong8.39%
- Ireland3.69%
Developed 12% · Emerging 88%
TCHI Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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TCHI$8,721
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 | TCHI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −10.2% |
| 1 month | −6.7% |
| 3 months | −16.7% |
| 1 year | −12.8% |
| 3 years | +9.9% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
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 | TCHI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −10.2% | |
| 2025 | +33.2% | |
| 2024 | +9.0% | |
| 2023 | −5.5% | |
| 2022 | −24.3% |
TCHI in the news
TCHI Dividends
- 2.58%
- $0.54
- $0.08 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
TCHI Risk
- 28.1%
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.
- 0.36
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.
- −43.9%
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.
- 0.96
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
TCHI Cost
0.59%
TCHI0.59%
- The middle half of China funds
- Median 0.65%
3 of the 29 China funds charge less.
Other funds in China
- AASHRXtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +4.6%
- ACNYAiShares MSCI China A ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +2.0%
- BECNSiShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return −19.7%
- BASHSXtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +7.3%
- BJCHIJPMorgan Active China ETF Active China ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return −7.4%