UAEiShares MSCI UAE ETF
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of UAE equities.
By iShares · Launched 2014
Annual Cost
0.59%
#3,001 of 5,562 · average
Fund Size
$275M
#2,027 of 5,562 · mid-size
Return (1Y)Goal
+16.7%
Track Record
12 years
#1,179 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,966+19.7%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Emerging marketsCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
MSCI All UAE Capped Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 66.3% of fundconcentrated
EMAAR PROPERTIES (P.J.S.C)
14.1%
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK P.J.S.C.
11.1%
Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC
9.9%
EMIRATES NBD BANK (P.J.S.C)
7.2%
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC
4.8%
Dubai Islamic Bank P.J.S.C.
4.4%
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC
4.4%
ALDAR PROPERTIES PJSC
4.0%
ADNOC Gas PLC
3.3%
ADNOC DRILLING COMPANY P.J.S.C.
3.1%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.4%
Cash
0.6%
By sector
Financial Services
38.2%
Real Estate
21.4%
Industrials
10.8%
Communication
10.2%
Energy
7.9%
Consumer Cyclical
4.9%
Utilities
4.1%
Consumer Defensive
1.6%
Other
0.9%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
22.7%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-49.7%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.68Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.00Moderate downside risk
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of UAE equities.
- Strategy
- Seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI All UAE Capped Index, a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index composed of UAE securities. The Fund invests primarily in the component securities of the Underlying Index, which targets a minimum of 25 securities and 20 issuers, including large-, mid-, and small-cap companies. The Fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in the Underlying Index components and may use representative sampling to manage the Fund, aiming to keep portfolio turnover low compared to actively managed funds.
- Inception date
- April 29, 2014
- Fund family
- iShares
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Data updated on 2026-06-19