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About iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF
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Inception date
Sep 28, 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
ISIN
US46429B2007
ECNS is a pure play on Chinese small-caps, holding hundreds of market-cap-weighted small- and micro-cap companies. The fund holds shares traded in Hong Kong, B-shares traded in Shanghai or Shenzhen and N-Shares traded in New York. Notably, the fund excludes A-shares. Hence, the funds exposure skews away from that of an all-share benchmark. Also, ECNS does not replicate the index but uses a representative sampling methodology instead. The index is reviewed quarterly and rebalanced semi-annually.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Health Technology
Finance
Technology Services
Stocks99.60%
Health Technology22.30%
Finance15.20%
Technology Services11.00%
Producer Manufacturing7.86%
Process Industries5.43%
Non-Energy Minerals5.12%
Consumer Non-Durables4.99%
Transportation3.83%
Consumer Services3.77%
Electronic Technology3.73%
Consumer Durables3.58%
Retail Trade3.37%
Commercial Services2.68%
Industrial Services2.17%
Utilities2.07%
Health Services0.99%
Energy Minerals0.76%
Distribution Services0.62%
Miscellaneous0.12%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.40%
Cash0.40%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia97.98%
North America2.02%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ECNS invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Health Technology, with 22.30% stocks, and Finance, with 15.20% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
ECNS top holdings are Zai Lab Ltd. and Minth Group Limited, occupying 1.71% and 1.62% of the portfolio correspondingly.
ECNS last dividends amounted to 0.59 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 1.04 USD in dividends, which shows a 77.90% decrease.
ECNS assets under management is 80.04 M USD. It's risen 1.00% over the last month.
ECNS fund flows account for −1.63 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, ECNS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.30%. The last dividend (Jun 20, 2025) amounted to 0.59 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
ECNS shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Sep 28, 2010, and its management style is Passive.
ECNS expense ratio is 0.59% meaning you'd have to pay 0.59% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ECNS follows the MSCI China Small Cap. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ECNS invests in stocks.
ECNS price has risen by 10.09% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 68.01% increase. See more dynamics on ECNS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.07% over the last month, showed a 32.64% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 82.01% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 6.07% over the last month, showed a 32.64% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 82.01% in a year.
ECNS trades at a premium (0.08%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.