iShares Asia 50 ETF

iShares Asia 50 ETF

About

iShares Asia 50 ETF (US4642884302) is a US-listed equity ETF tracking the S&P Asia 50 Capped Index (Net). With a expense ratio of 0.5%, its costs are on the higher end for an ETF, paying distributions. The fund holds 67 positions across 4 regions with 5.4B in assets, with heavy concentration — 60% in Technology.

Score Breakdown

Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database. Last updated: Jun 22, 2026
Component Score Details
Cost (30%) 7.6 Tracking Difference: 10.0 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 2.0
Liquidity (25%) 9.9 Assets Under Management

Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.

Ticker AIA
ISIN
Fund Size $5.4B
Issuer iShares
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Nov 2007
Base Currency USD
Index S&P Asia 50 Capped Index (Net)
Asset Class Equities

Costs

7.6
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

Expense Ratio0.00%
 
Metric Value
Expense Ratio 0.50%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
 
Period Cumulative Return
1 Month
3 Months
6 Months
1 Year +94.29%
3 Years +38.24%
5 Years +11.75%
10 Years +15.20%
YTD +45.25%
Since Inception +8.25%

Holdings

This fund invests into 67 individual investments.
#1
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
22.64%
#2
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
17.43%
#3
SK hynix Inc
5.33%
#4
KRW CASH
4.72%
#5
Tencent Holdings Ltd
4.34%
#6
MediaTek Inc
4.31%
#7
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
3.80%
#8
Delta Electronics Inc
2.53%
#9
China Construction Bank Corp
2.10%
#10
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
2.01%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330 2263.55%
2 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930 1742.76%
3 SK hynix Inc 000660 532.88%
4 KRW CASH KRW 472.04%
5 Tencent Holdings Ltd 700 433.51%
6 MediaTek Inc 2454 430.81%
7 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 9988 379.89%
8 Delta Electronics Inc 2308 252.81%
9 China Construction Bank Corp 939 210.34%
10 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 2317 200.87%
11 SK Square Co Ltd 402340 197.42%
12 AIA Group Ltd 1299 191.66%
13 DBS Group Holdings Ltd D05 189.64%
14 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005935 180.28%
15 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd O39 140.78%
16 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd 1398 135.46%
17 ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 3711 132.41%
18 Bank of China Ltd 3988 109.51%
19 United Microelectronics Corp 2303 104.80%
20 Hyundai Motor Co 005380 104.60%
21 Xiaomi Corp 1810 103.90%
22 Meituan 3690 99.62%
23 CTBC Financial Holding Co Ltd 2891 88.36%
24 Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd 388 87.38%
25 Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd 2318 86.47%
26 United Overseas Bank Ltd U11 83.58%
27 NetEase Inc 9999 81.31%
28 Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd 2881 77.58%
29 JD.com Inc 9618 73.65%
30 BYD Co Ltd 1211 73.60%
31 Cathay Financial Holding Co Ltd 2882 71.09%
32 KB Financial Group Inc 105560 71.07%
33 Quanta Computer Inc 2382 62.57%
34 Baidu Inc 9888 60.32%
35 Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd 055550 57.28%
36 Doosan Enerbility Co Ltd 034020 55.27%
37 Trip.com Group Ltd 9961 53.99%
38 CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd 1 52.07%
39 China Life Insurance Co Ltd 2628 49.74%
40 Singapore Telecommunications Ltd Z74 47.89%
41 Kia Corp 000270 47.25%
42 Hanwha Aerospace Co Ltd 012450 47.14%
43 Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd 16 46.37%
44 Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd 2899 46.34%
45 PetroChina Co Ltd 857 46.16%
46 Techtronic Industries Co Ltd 669 45.09%
47 Agricultural Bank of China Ltd 1288 42.60%
48 NAVER Corp 035420 41.00%
49 China Merchants Bank Co Ltd 3968 38.91%
50 BeOne Medicines Ltd 6160 38.30%

Sectors

Allocation by industry sector.
 
Sector Weight
Technology 6008.00%
Financials 1769.00%
Consumer Discretionary 851.00%
Communication Services 664.00%
Industrials 397.00%
Unknown 99.00%
Health Care 74.00%
Energy 46.00%
Materials 46.00%
Real Estate 46.00%

Regions

Geographic allocation by country of risk.
 
Country Weight
Taiwan 3685.00%
South Korea 3130.00%
Hong Kong SAR China 2624.00%
Singapore 462.00%
UNKNOWN 99.00%
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