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UAEISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI UAE ETF

$19.66+2.56% vs prior close
17.452252-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 27, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index is designed to measure the equity market in the United Arab Emirates ("UAE"). The fund is non-diversified.

UAE price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateUAE close
Sep 28, 2026$20.20
Sep 29, 2026$20.18
Sep 30, 2026$20.07
Oct 1, 2026$19.81
Oct 2, 2026$19.55
Oct 5, 2026$19.75
Oct 6, 2026$19.73
Oct 7, 2026$19.74
Oct 8, 2026$19.30
Oct 9, 2026$19.32
Oct 12, 2026$19.31
Oct 13, 2026$19.38
Oct 14, 2026$19.53
Oct 15, 2026$19.56
Oct 16, 2026$19.52
Oct 19, 2026$19.61
Oct 20, 2026$19.68
Oct 21, 2026$19.72
Oct 22, 2026$19.27
Oct 23, 2026$19.05
Oct 26, 2026$19.17
Oct 27, 2026$19.66

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$1M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8−$10.4MOct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22$0Oct 27Sep 28Oct 1Oct 6Oct 9−$10.4MOct 14Oct 19Oct 22$0Oct 27Sep 28Oct 6−$10.4MOct 14$0Oct 27
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28$6.7M
Sep 29−$633.3K
Sep 30$5M
Oct 1$1.6M
Oct 2$0
Oct 5$0
Oct 6$0
Oct 7$0
Oct 8$7.8M
Oct 9−$8.7M
Oct 12−$10.4M
Oct 13$0
Oct 14$0
Oct 15$0
Oct 16$0
Oct 19$0
Oct 20$0
Oct 21$0
Oct 22$0
Oct 23$0
Oct 26$0
Oct 27$0
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$1M of net inflows over the past month, about 0.4% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +2.8% so far this year. At 0.59% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$301Massets under management
0.59%expense ratio · $59 per $10,000 a year
+$1Mnet flow, trailing month
258Kavg daily volume, 30 days
84holdings · US-domiciled
2014listed April 29, 2014 · beta 0.96
The book at a glance
AMRFAB+0.0%DANA-0.0%ADNOCDIST2.0%ADNOCDRILL2.6%ADNOCGAS3.3%ADNOCLS2.1%AGILITY1.2%AIRARABIA2.1%ALDAR4.0%DEWA2.8%DIB3.5%EMAAR10.7%EMAARDEVEMIRATESNBD8.8%ETISALAT11.3%PARKIN

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1AMRALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES1.34%$159.03-2.8%
2LULULULULEMON ATHLETICA0.69%$102.91+3.9%
3FABFIRST TRUST MULTI CAP VALUE ALPHADEX FUND12.78%$105.21+0.0%
4DANADANA LIMITED VOLATILITY ETF0.96%$25.03-0.0%
5ICAPINFRACAP EQUITY INCOME FUND ETF0.39%$26.87+0.4%
6ALECALECTOR0.38%$1.83+0.0%
7ADNOCDISTABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY FOR1.97%———
8ADNOCDRILLADNOC DRILLING COMPANY2.65%———
9ADNOCGASADNOC GAS PLC3.34%———
10ADNOCLSADNOC LOGISTICS & SERVICES2.08%———
11AGILITYAGILITY GLOBAL PLC1.21%———
12AGTHIAAgthia Group PJSC0.37%———
13AIRARABIAAIR ARABIA2.07%———
14AJMANBANKAJMAN BANK0.48%———
15ALDARAldar Properties PJSC3.96%———

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Sector weights

  • Financials38.79%
  • Real Estate17.67%
  • Communication13.86%
  • Energy9.53%
  • Industrials9.43%
  • Consumer Discretionary4.83%
  • Utilities3.89%
  • Consumer Staples1.47%
  • Cash and/or Derivatives0.23%
  • Information Technology0.22%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Financials38.79%
Real Estate17.67%
Communication13.86%
Energy9.53%
Industrials9.43%
Consumer Discretionary4.83%
Utilities3.89%
Consumer Staples1.47%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.23%
Information Technology0.22%

Country weights

  • United Arab Emirates99.88%
  • United States0.09%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United Arab Emirates99.88%
United States0.09%
Performance
1 week-0.3%
1 month-2.9%
3 months+4.2%
6 months+1.0%
YTD+2.8%
1 year-1.6%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month+$1M
3 months−$11M
YTD+$145M
1 year+$161M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$20.9MOct$0Nov+$16.1MDec$0Jan+$52.8MFeb+$76.6MMar−$2.6MApr−$5.7MMay+$36.1MJul−$10.3MAug+$7.9MSep−$9.8MOctOctNovDecJanFeb+$76.6MMarAprMayJulAugSep−$9.8MOctOctDecFeb+$76.6MAprJul−$9.8MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct−$20.9M
Nov$0
Dec$16.1M
Jan$0
Feb$52.8M
Mar$76.6M
Apr−$2.6M
May−$5.7M
Jul$36.1M
Aug−$10.3M
Sep$7.9M
Oct−$9.8M
The risk read
17%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
23%realized volatility, 1 year
-21.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-11.6%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 12.8% of the book; the top ten carry 66%. Spread across 57+ names, it behaves like roughly 16 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
1calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
91Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
LULU LULULEMON ATHLETICA$6M$5M
AMR ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES$35,671$85,645
ALEC ALECTOR$7,643$3,873

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The case against UAE

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat UAE on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-56bp on fee · 135× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-56bp on fee · 61× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-55bp on fee · 108× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-55bp on fee · 79× the assets · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-55bp on fee · 62× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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