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iShares Asia 50 ETF

Fee p.a.
0.29%
ASX report
Fund size
A$1.7b
12m flow A$155m
Yield
1.5%
2 payments / yr
Volatility 3y
23.9%
annualised
Max DD 3y
−18.0%
all-time −45.3%
Listed
2009
6 Jan 2009 · spread 0.23%

Growth of $10,000

Since listing, distributions reinvested
$0$10k$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k$70k2008201120142017202020232026
$10,000 at listing$61,972 at 4 Sept 2026. Monthly points, distributions reinvested, before franking.

Performance

Period
Total
ASX
1 month
3.4%
−8.7%
3 months
−6.2%
6 months
28.0%
Year to date
33.2%
1 year
54.5%
53.3%
3 years p.a.
31.8%
30.3%
5 years p.a.
14.1%
13.9%
10 years p.a.
14.0%
Since listing p.a.
10.2%

Total return to 4 Sept 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 31 July 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.

Sharpe 3y 1.17Vol 1y 30.2%Vol 5y 22.8%Max DD 1y −18.0%Max DD 5y −37.7%Best year 37.4%76% positive years

Calendar-year returns

2009
22.6%
2010
3.4%
2011
−16.7%
2012
19.2%
2013
23.6%
2014
5.9%
2015
4.9%
2016
12.6%
2017
34.6%
2018
−4.5%
2019
20.7%
2020
22.5%
2021
−5.5%
2022
−18.6%
2023
1.5%
2024
34.0%
2025
37.4%
2026
33.2%

Where the money is

Look-through exposure as at 2 Sept 2026 · 53 securities · top 10 = 72.9%

Country

Taiwan39.1%
South Korea30.6%
China22.0%
Singapore4.6%
Hong Kong3.6%

Sector

Information Technology69.1%
Financials17.5%
Consumer Discretionary8.6%
Industrials2.8%
Health Care0.8%
Energy0.5%
Materials0.5%
Real Estate0.4%

Top holdings

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURINGTaiwan
28.5%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTDSouth Korea
14.2%
SK HYNIXSouth Korea
9.9%
TENCENT HOLDINGSChina
5.4%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDINGChina
4.4%
MEDIATEKTaiwan
3.4%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTDSingapore
1.9%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP HChina
1.9%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRESouth Korea
1.7%
DELTA ELECTRONICSTaiwan
1.6%
AIA GROUPHong Kong
1.6%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRYTaiwan
1.5%
OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING LTDSingapore
1.5%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OFChina
1.2%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGTaiwan
1.0%

Top 15 of 53 holdings.

Most similar funds

Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.

Code
Fund
Fee
Overlap
Corr 3y
Vanguard FTSE Asia Ex-Japan Shares Index ETF
0.40%
52%
0.84
Betashares Asia Technology Tigers ETF
0.67%
42%
0.87
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF
0.48%
31%
0.70
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
0.69%
31%
0.83
Betashares MSCI Emerging Markets Complex ETF
0.35%
30%
0.89
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
0.45%
29%
0.76
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
0.60%
22%
0.44
Vaneck MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets Equity ETF
0.69%
19%
0.74
SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Carbon Aware ETF
0.35%
15%
0.66
Vanguard All-World ex US Shares Index ETF
0.04%
15%
0.69
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