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About iShares Trust iShares MSCI Ireland ETF
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Inception date
May 5, 2010
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
EIRL tracks a RIC-compliant version of the MSCI Ireland IMI, to have broad-based exposure to the Emerald Isle. The index includes Irish companies that meets MSCIs country classification, those headquartered and listed in Ireland, as well as those whose majority of operations are in the country. The funds underlying index diversifies by employing a capping methodology, such that no group entity exceeds 25% of index weight and the aggregate weight of issuers with over 5% weight in the index are capped at 50% weight of the portfolio. The fund is rebalanced quarterly.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Transportation
Consumer Non-Durables
Stocks95.50%
Finance20.56%
Transportation19.55%
Consumer Non-Durables19.16%
Consumer Durables7.46%
Distribution Services6.88%
Commercial Services6.16%
Utilities4.25%
Producer Manufacturing4.23%
Consumer Services3.95%
Process Industries1.99%
Health Technology1.05%
Non-Energy Minerals0.26%
Bonds, Cash & Other4.50%
UNIT4.37%
Cash0.13%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe99.64%
North America0.36%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
EIRL invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 20.56% stocks, and Transportation, with 19.55% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
EIRL top holdings are Ryanair Holdings Plc and AIB Group plc, occupying 19.18% and 12.84% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EIRL last dividends amounted to 1.25 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.68 USD in dividends, which shows a 45.67% increase.
EIRL assets under management is 62.10 M USD. It's fallen 2.73% over the last month.
EIRL fund flows account for −49.06 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, EIRL pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.96%. The last dividend (Jun 20, 2025) amounted to 1.25 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
EIRL shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on May 5, 2010, and its management style is Passive.
EIRL expense ratio is 0.50% meaning you'd have to pay 0.50% of your investment to help manage the fund.
EIRL follows the MSCI All Ireland Capped Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
EIRL invests in stocks.
EIRL price has fallen by −2.22% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −5.98% decrease. See more dynamics on EIRL price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −3.39% over the last month, showed a 6.52% increase in three-month performance and has decreased by −3.33% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −3.39% over the last month, showed a 6.52% increase in three-month performance and has decreased by −3.33% in a year.
EIRL trades at a premium (0.04%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.