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EPOL vs KSA

iShares MSCI Poland ETF

EPOLBNYSE Arca

iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

KSACNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

EPOL −0.16pt a year

EPOL0.59%KSA0.75%

Avg volume · 30D

KSA 1.3×the volume

EPOL415KKSA525K

10Y return · a year

EPOL +4.8pt

EPOL+11.9%KSA+7.1%

EPOL vs KSA Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+123.6%EPOL−10.0%KSA

Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. EPOL +123.6%. KSA −10.0%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−50%50%100%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026
Expense ratio
EPOL 0.59%, better
KSA 0.75%
Fund size
EPOL $1.03B
KSA $557M
1Y total return
EPOL +34.1%, better
KSA −12.7%
Yield (12M)
EPOL 3.39%, better
KSA 3.02%
Holdings
EPOL 37
KSA 112
Avg volume (30D)
EPOL 415K sh
KSA 525K sh, better
NAV per share
EPOL $43.43
KSA $34.49
52W range

ETF.net Grade

EPOL: Cost 50, Risk 77, Mission 63, Tradability 89, Holdings 54, Durability 79. KSA: Cost 7, Risk 56, Mission 25, Tradability 80, Holdings 81, Durability 72.
Pillar letters and Scores for EPOL, KSA, with each pillar’s weight
PillarEPOLKSA
Cost30% weightC50HigherF7
Mission25% weightB63HigherD25
Risk15% weightA77HigherB56
Tradability15% weightA89HigherA80
Holdings10% weightC54A81Higher
Durability5% weightA79HigherA72

Rank among Emerging Markets Single Country funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. EPOL and KSA are both graded against the same 21 Emerging Markets Single Country funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Emerging Markets Single Country⁠

Category · 21 funds
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EPOL ranks 3rd and KSA 14th of 21 funds in the Emerging Markets Single Country Category.

  1. Rank 1AEWWiShares MSCI Mexico ETFScore 76
  2. Rank 2BFLMXFranklin FTSE Mexico ETFScore 69
  3. Rank 3BEPOLiShares MSCI Poland ETFScore 64
  4. Rank 4BEWMiShares MSCI Malaysia ETFScore 63
  5. Rank 14CFLSAFranklin FTSE Saudi Arabia ETFScore 40
  6. Rank 14CKSAiShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETFScore 40
  7. Rank 16DCOLOGlobal X MSCI Colombia ETFScore 39

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EPOLBiShares MSCI Poland ETF

KSACiShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

In short

EPOL Poland 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.

KSA One ticker, one country. KSA holds roughly 120 Saudi-listed companies through a capped MSCI index and has been doing it since 2015: a pure play on the Saudi market, not a sliver inside a broad emerging-markets fund.

Stated mandate

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

KSA The fund seeks to track an index of Saudi Arabian equities and provides targeted exposure to companies in Saudi Arabia.

Why people hold it

  • EPOL 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.
  • KSA Targeted exposure to Saudi Arabian equities in a US-listed, US-traded wrapper, tracking the MSCI Saudi Arabia IMI 25/50 Index.
  • About 120 names reaching from large caps down to small (the IMI part), with the index's 25/50 caps limiting how big any one holding can grow.
  • One of the more actively traded funds in the single-country emerging-market group, with assets in the hundreds of millions behind it.
  • Listed in 2015, a long tenure for a niche single-country fund, and the portfolio has held closely to what the mandate says it owns.

Worth knowing

  • EPOL 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.
  • KSA 0.75% a year sits above the 0.59% median for single-country emerging-market funds, and well above the cheapest in that group (FLMX at 0.19%).
  • Everything rides on one market. Saudi-specific news moves the entire fund, with no other country in the basket to soften it.
  • Inside its single-country emerging-market peer group it sits in the lower tier, mainly on fee and on how closely results have matched the index.

Full EPOL profile⁠

Full KSA profile⁠

EPOL vs KSA Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

EPOL vs KSA Cost

Overpaying KSA vs EPOL

$2,847

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

  • EPOL 0.59%

    $11,635

  • KSA 0.75%

    $14,482

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EPOL 0.59%
  • KSA 0.75%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530KSA $14,482EPOL $11,635

Year by year

YearEPOLKSAOverpaying
10$1,058$1,336$278
20$4,051$5,078$1,027
30$11,635$14,482$2,847

Expense ratio

  • 0.59%EPOL, cheaper
  • 0.75%KSA
  • Middle half of Emerging Markets Single Country funds
  • Median 0.59%

EPOL 7th cheapest of 21 funds

KSA 20th cheapest of 21 funds

EPOL vs KSA Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
EPOL 3.39%, better
KSA 3.02%
Payout (12M)
EPOL $1.47
KSA $1.03
Last payment
EPOL $0.30
KSA $0.59
Ex-dividend
EPOL Jun 15, 2026
KSA Jun 15, 2026
Paid on
EPOL Jun 18, 2026
KSA Jun 22, 2026
Frequency
EPOL Twice a year
KSA Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

EPOLTwice a year · 18 paymentsAll EPOL payments⁠
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.$0$12017202020232026YTD
KSATwice a year · 21 paymentsAll KSA payments⁠
One bar per payment. 21 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.26; Dec 19, 2017 $0.34; Jun 19, 2018 $0.28; Dec 18, 2018 $0.44; Jun 17, 2019 $0.30; Dec 16, 2019 $0.37; Jun 15, 2020 $0.45; Dec 14, 2020 $0.09; Jun 10, 2021 $0.37; Dec 13, 2021 $0.26; Dec 30, 2021 $0.02; Jun 9, 2022 $0.33; Dec 13, 2022 $0.40; Jun 7, 2023 $0.49; Dec 20, 2023 $0.54; Jun 11, 2024 $0.61; Dec 17, 2024 $0.48; Dec 30, 2024 $0.32; Jun 16, 2025 $0.63; Dec 16, 2025 $0.44; Jun 15, 2026 $0.59. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD

EPOL vs KSA Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • EPOL
  • KSA
Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026. Worst fall: EPOL −53.6% · Oct 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−60%−40%−20%0%Oct 2021Apr 2024Oct 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
EPOL 17.2%KSA 15.5%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
EPOL 1.64, betterKSA −0.23
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
EPOL −53.6%KSA −28.1%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
EPOL 0.70KSA 0.19

EPOL and KSA in the news

All news⁠

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