iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF

About

iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF (US46436E8176) is a US-listed equity ETF tracking the MSCI All Kuwait Select Size Liquidity Capped Index (USD) (Net). With a expense ratio of 0.75%, its costs are on the higher end for an ETF, paying distributions. The fund holds 41 positions across 1 region with 71M in assets, with heavy concentration — 90% in Kuwait, 62% in Financials.

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%)	7.3	Tracking Difference: 10.0 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 1.0
Liquidity (25%)	5.3	Assets Under Management

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

Ticker KWT

ISIN

Fund Size $70.6M

Issuer iShares

Distribution Pays Distributions

Replication Physical

Inception Sep 2020

Base Currency USD

Index MSCI All Kuwait Select Size Liquidity Capped Index (USD) (Net)

Asset Class Equities

Category Other Country Equity

Costs

7.3

This fund has moderate costs compared to similar ETFs.

Expense Ratio0.00%

Metric	Value
Expense Ratio	0.75%

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	+7.38%
3 Years	+11.47%
5 Years	+9.53%
10 Years	—
YTD	-1.14%
Since Inception	+12.55%

Holdings

This fund invests into 41 individual investments.

National Bank of Kuwait SAKP

21.86%

Kuwait Finance House KSCP

21.80%

Mobile Telecommunications Co KSCP

4.59%

Gulf Bank KSCP

4.28%

Mabanee Co KPSC

4.08%

Warba Bank KSCP

3.95%

National Industries Group Holding SAK

3.14%

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait KSCP

2.77%

Kuwait Real Estate Co KSC

2.52%

#10

Boursa Kuwait Securities Co KPSC

2.48%

View all holdings (41)

#	Holding	Ticker	Weight
1	National Bank of Kuwait SAKP	NBK	2186.31%
2	Kuwait Finance House KSCP	KFH	2179.70%
3	Mobile Telecommunications Co KSCP	ZAIN	459.47%
4	Gulf Bank KSCP	GBK	427.79%
5	Mabanee Co KPSC	MABANEE	407.99%
6	Warba Bank KSCP	WARBABANK	395.46%
7	National Industries Group Holding SAK	NIND	314.07%
8	Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait KSCP	ABK	276.68%
9	Kuwait Real Estate Co KSC	KRE	252.23%
10	Boursa Kuwait Securities Co KPSC	BOURSA	247.85%
11	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY	XTSLA	228.93%
12	Commercial Real Estate Co KSC	ALTIJARIA	228.57%
13	Boubyan Petrochemicals Co KSCP	BPCC	211.79%
14	Agility Public Warehousing Co KSCC	MKHZN	197.27%
15	Kuwait Telecommunications Co	STC	183.27%
16	Humansoft Holding Co KSC	HUMANSOFT	180.20%
17	Kuwait International Bank KSCP	KIB	171.28%
18	Burgan Bank SAK	BURG	146.98%
19	Gulf Cables & Electrical Industries Group Co. KSCP	CABLE	135.50%
20	Kuwait Projects Co Holding KSCP	KPROJ	133.98%
21	Salhia Real Estate Co KSCP	SRE	133.82%
22	ALI ALGHANIM SONS AUTOMOTIVE	ALG	132.05%
23	ARZAN INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL	ARZAN	104.17%
24	National Real Estate Co KPSC	NRE	103.41%
25	AAYAN LEASING	AAYAN	100.65%
26	NATIONAL INVEST	NINV	97.18%
27	MEZZAN HOLDING CO	MEZZAN	75.10%
28	AL NOOR FINANCIAL INVESTMENT	NOOR	73.04%
29	Jazeera Airways Co KSCP	JAZEERA	65.15%
30	SHAMAL AZ ZOUR AL OULA KSC	AZNOULA	59.71%
31	HEAVY ENG AND SH	SHIP	55.10%
32	ALIMTIAZ GROUP HOLDING	ALIMTIAZ	54.46%
33	COMBINED GROUP CONTRACTING	CGC	53.29%
34	INTEGRATED HOLDING COMPANY	INTEGRATED	49.87%
35	UNITED REAL EST	URC	41.39%
36	IFA HOTELS AND RESORTS	IFAHR	32.61%
37	KWD CASH	KWD	10.47%
38	Boubyan Bank KSCP	BOUBYAN	7.35%
39	CASH COLLATERAL USD HBCFT	HBCFT	0.85%
40	MSCI EMER MKT INDEX (ICE) SEP 26	MESU6	0.00%
41	USD CASH	USD	-215.02%