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About ISHARES II PLC MSCI EUROPE QUALITY DIV EST UCITS EUR
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Inception date
Jun 12, 2017
Structure
Irish VCIC
MSCI Europe High Dividend Yield ESG Reduced Carbon Target Select Index - EUR - Benchmark TR Net
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Primary advisor
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Ltd.
ISIN
IE00BYYHSM20
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to provide investors with a total return, taking into account both capital and income returns, which reflects the return of the MSCI Europe High Dividend Yield ESG Reduced Carbon Target Select Index.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Consumer Non-Durables
Stocks99.33%
Finance30.25%
Consumer Non-Durables12.01%
Utilities9.83%
Producer Manufacturing8.51%
Health Technology8.36%
Commercial Services4.85%
Communications4.81%
Consumer Durables3.99%
Energy Minerals3.90%
Technology Services3.38%
Process Industries2.97%
Electronic Technology2.04%
Retail Trade1.15%
Transportation0.93%
Non-Energy Minerals0.73%
Industrial Services0.69%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.67%
Mutual fund1.61%
Cash−0.94%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe100.00%
North America0.00%
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
EQDS invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 30.53% stocks, and Consumer Non-Durables, with 12.12% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
EQDS top holdings are Iberdrola SA and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., occupying 3.21% and 3.15% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EQDS last dividends amounted to 0.07 GBX. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.08 GBX in dividends, which shows a 11.99% decrease.
EQDS assets under management is 947.59 M GBX. It's risen 36.92% over the last month.
EQDS fund flows account for 30.94 B GBX (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, EQDS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.88%. The last dividend (May 29, 2025) amounted to 0.07 GBX. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
EQDS shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Jun 12, 2017, and its management style is Passive.
EQDS expense ratio is 0.28% meaning you'd have to pay 0.28% of your investment to help manage the fund.
EQDS follows the MSCI Europe High Dividend Yield ESG Reduced Carbon Target Select Index - EUR - Benchmark TR Net. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
EQDS invests in stocks.
EQDS price has risen by 3.26% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 2.85% increase. See more dynamics on EQDS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.43% over the last month, showed a 3.19% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.25% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.43% over the last month, showed a 3.19% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.25% in a year.
EQDS trades at a premium (0.11%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.