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About iShares MSCI Qatar ETF
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Inception date
Apr 29, 2014
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
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
QAT launched in late April 2014, coinciding with the effective date of MSCI's decision to reclassify Qatar from Frontier to Emerging status. This is the first ETF to focus solely on Qatar. The index includes securities that are classified in Qatar according to the MSCIs country classification, together with companies that are headquartered or listed and carry out most of their operations in the country. The fund tracks an MSCIs 25/50 index that diversifies its holdings by applying limits on RICs, such that no group entity exceeds 25% of index weight and the aggregate weight of issuers with over 5% weight in the index are capped at 50% weight of the portfolio. The index is rebalanced quarterly.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks99.67%
Finance60.79%
Non-Energy Minerals9.36%
Transportation9.16%
Communications5.67%
Energy Minerals4.80%
Process Industries3.40%
Utilities2.79%
Retail Trade1.29%
Technology Services0.93%
Distribution Services0.84%
Health Services0.65%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.33%
Cash0.33%
Stock breakdown by region
Middle East100.00%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
QAT invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 60.79% stocks, and Non-Energy Minerals, with 9.36% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Middle East region.
QAT top holdings are Qatar National Bank QPSC and Qatar Islamic Bank, occupying 22.44% and 14.06% of the portfolio correspondingly.
QAT last dividends amounted to 0.29 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.77 USD in dividends, which shows a 167.59% decrease.
QAT assets under management is 88.26 M USD. It's risen 8.01% over the last month.
QAT fund flows account for 3.48 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, QAT pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.42%. The last dividend (Dec 20, 2024) amounted to 0.29 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
QAT shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Apr 29, 2014, and its management style is Passive.
QAT expense ratio is 0.60% meaning you'd have to pay 0.60% of your investment to help manage the fund.
QAT follows the MSCI All Qatar Capped. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
QAT invests in stocks.
QAT price has risen by 1.56% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 10.76% increase. See more dynamics on QAT price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.52% over the last month, showed a 3.06% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 17.74% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.52% over the last month, showed a 3.06% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 17.74% in a year.
QAT trades at a premium (0.23%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.