About this ETF
This exchange-traded fund, the iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF, endeavors to replicate the performance of a specific market index. This index is composed of equity securities from nations across Asia, specifically excluding Japan.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +5.95% | -1.49% | +8.38% | +25.35% | +34.68% | +21.65% | +6.00% | — | +6.03% |
| Total return | +5.95% | -1.14% | +8.77% | +25.80% | +36.85% | +24.01% | +8.11% | — | +8.14% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 26, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.72% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $72.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 26, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 956 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING | 2330.TW | 16.95% | 8.66M | $651.9M |
| 2 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD | 005930.KS | 7.93% | 1.64M | $304.8M |
| 3 | SK HYNIX | 000660.KS | 6.11% | 194.17K | $235.1M |
| 4 | TENCENT HOLDINGS | 0700.HK | 3.18% | 2.17M | $122.1M |
| 5 | ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING | 9988.HK | 2.23% | 5.89M | $85.8M |
| 6 | MEDIATEK | 2454.TW | 1.55% | 508.39K | $59.6M |
| 7 | DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | D05.SI | 1.13% | 723.65K | $43.5M |
| 8 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE | 005935.KS | 1.03% | 281.16K | $39.5M |
| 9 | DELTA ELECTRONICS | 2308.TW | 0.94% | 676.00K | $36.3M |
| 10 | AIA GROUP | 1299.HK | 0.91% | 3.70M | $35.1M |
| 11 | CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H | 0939.HK | 0.91% | 29.80M | $34.9M |
| 12 | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY | 2317.TW | 0.86% | 4.33M | $33.0M |
| 13 | HDFC BANK | HDFCBANK.BO | 0.79% | 4.00M | $30.5M |
| 14 | RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD | RELIANCE.BO | 0.77% | 2.14M | $29.5M |
| 15 | OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING LTD | O39.SI | 0.74% | 1.15M | $28.6M |
| 16 | ICICI BANK | ICICIBANK.BO | 0.72% | 1.86M | $27.7M |
| 17 | SK SQUARE | 402340.KS | 0.64% | 32.39K | $24.8M |
| 18 | BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY | — | 0.62% | 23.94M | $23.9M |
| 19 | HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING | 0388.HK | 0.57% | 410.26K | $21.9M |
| 20 | INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF | 1398.HK | 0.57% | 22.92M | $21.9M |
| 21 | ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING | 3711.TW | 0.56% | 1.17M | $21.7M |
| 22 | XIAOMI | 1810.HK | 0.55% | 5.99M | $21.2M |
| 23 | BHARTI AIRTEL LTD | — | 0.51% | 964.13K | $19.7M |
| 24 | SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD | 009150.KS | 0.50% | 19.69K | $19.3M |
| 25 | ELITE MATERIAL | 2383.TW | 0.46% | 101.00K | $17.7M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 1.32% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.5453 |
| Frequency | Semi-Annual | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jun 15, 2026 | Last payment | $0.4208 (Jun 18, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -5.41% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +9.30% / +9.92% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | $0.4208 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | $1.1245 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 | $0.5599 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 | $1.0738 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Jun 11, 2024 | Jun 17, 2024 | $0.2654 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 21, 2023 | Dec 27, 2023 | $1.1081 |
| Jun 07, 2023 | Jun 08, 2023 | Jun 13, 2023 | $0.3966 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Dec 14, 2022 | Dec 19, 2022 | $0.7870 |
| Jun 09, 2022 | Jun 10, 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 | $0.3370 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Dec 14, 2021 | Dec 17, 2021 | $1.5460 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | Jun 11, 2021 | Jun 16, 2021 | $0.2790 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 | Dec 18, 2020 | $0.6840 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 25.62% / 20.80% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.48 / 1.11 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -14.94% / -19.73% | Sortino 1Y | 2.12 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.898 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.751 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 17.87% | Risk-free rate used | 3.71% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 27, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 960.91K | Average volume | 584.03K |
| AUM | $3.86B | Premium/Discount | +0.34% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $0.00 | 0.00% | $3.86B → $3.86B |
| 1 Week | $35.2M | +0.93% | $3.79B → $3.86B |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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