iShares MSCI Qatar ETF
ALTAR
Score™		 40.6% info Recommen-
dation		 SPECULATIVE
2025E    2026E
P/E
ratio		 10.7x P/Sales
ratio		 2.9x
P/BV
ratio		 8.6x Div.
yield		 4.6%


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The iShares MSCI Qatar Capped ETF is an exchange traded-fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Qatar equities.

FUND BASICS
Category International Equities
Fund Sponsor BlackRock Fund Advisors
Website www.ishares.com
Inception date Apr 29, 2014
Assets (mns) $73
Currency USD
Expense ratio 59 bp
Distributions Monthly

FUND STRUCTURE
Regulation Open-End Investment Company
Custodian Bank of New York Mellon
Weighting Market Cap
Index replication Full
Uses derivatives No
Options available No

SECTOR BREAKDOWN

 


CONSTITUENT BREAKDOWN
No. of constituents 33
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) $14,852
Large cap (>$10bn) 48.1%
Mid cap ($2-10bn) 36.4%
Small cap (<$2bn) 15.4%
Developed mkts 0.0%
Emerging mkts 100.0%

TOP TEN HOLDINGS
QATAR NATIONAL BANK 22.8 %
QATAR ISLAMIC BANK 13.8 %
INDUSTRIES QATAR 7.6 %
QATAR GAS TRANSPORT(NAKILAT) 4.5 %
MASRAF AL RAYAN 4.4 %
COMMERCIAL BANK OF QATAR 4.3 %
QATAR NAVIGATION 4.2 %
QATAR INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC 3.9 %
OOREDOO Q.P.S.C 3.7 %
MESAIEED PETROCHEMICAL HOLDING COM 3.6 %
Total 72.8 %

TOP COUNTRY EXPOSURE
QATAR 98.4 %










HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE info

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Standardized Annual Returns (thru February 28)
Year-to-date 1 year 5 years 10 years Since Incep.
0.4% 3.7% 6.3% 0.7% 0.6%

Market Correlations
versus... Beta R-squared
S&P500 0.57 41%
MSCI EAFE 0.40 20%
MSCI Emg. Mkts. 0.41 22%

Technical Indicators
Recent close $17.86
30d moving avg. $18.01
Annualized volatility 15.2%
Short interest (ETF) 0.1%
Relative strength (RSI) 45

Liquidity measures
Avg. volume (thou.) 32
Turnover 0.8%
Bid/Ask (% of price) 0.46%
ADV underlying (mns) $55

Distributions


FINDING ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

Below is a list of 70 potential alternatives to the iShares MSCI Qatar ETF ETF based on the alternatives' overlap in portfolio holdings with QAT. Consider funds with lower expense ratios and/or higher ALTAR Score™ ratings as possible alternatives.

Benchmark ticker: QAT Expense: 59 bp ALTAR Score™: 40.6%


ALTERNATIVE ETFs BASED ON OVERLAP WITH QAT
Ticker Fund
Name		 Overlap1
vs QAT
(%)		 Expense
ratio
(bp)		 Savings
vs QAT
(bp)		 ALTAR
Score™
(%)		 ALTAR
vs QAT
(%)
EMIF iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF 4.5 60 -1 7.9 -32.7
FTAG First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF 4.4 70 -11 8.1 -32.5
EELV Invesco S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility ETF 4.3 29 30 8.7 -31.9
QLVE FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fun 3.4 40 19 5.6 -35.0
EDIV SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF 3.3 49 10 11.6 -29.0
EEMV iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF 2.4 25 34 6.5 -34.1
GUNR FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Ind 1.8 46 13 10.4 -30.2
JPEM JPMorgan Diversified Return Emerging Markets Equity ETF 1.4 44 15 11.0 -29.5
XCEM Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF 1.4 16 43 8.5 -32.1
TLTE FlexShares Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor Tilt Index 1.3 59 0 13.7 -26.9
XCNY SPDR S&P Emerging Markets ex-China ETF 1.2 15 44 0.0 -40.6
KEMX KraneShares MSCI Emerging Markets EX China Index ETF 1.2 24 35 8.3 -32.2
EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF 1.1 25 34 8.0 -32.6
QEMM SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactors ETF 1.1 30 29 9.3 -31.2
EMXF iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF 1.0 16 43 8.4 -32.1
GEM Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF 1.0 45 14 11.0 -29.5
ECON Columbia Emerging Markets Consumer ETF 1.0 49 10 12.9 -27.6
EMCR Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Impr 0.9 15 44 8.6 -32.0
STXE Strive Emerging Markets Ex-China ETF 0.9 32 27 8.2 -32.4
SCHE Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF 0.9 11 48 11.6 -29.0
FDEM Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF 0.9 25 34 13.5 -27.1
BBEM JPMorgan BetaBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF 0.9 15 44 10.8 -29.8
EEMX SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Fossil Fuel Free ETF 0.8 30 29 10.6 -30.0
DEHP Dimensional Emerging Markets High Profitability ETF 0.8 41 18 6.5 -34.0
FNDE Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Large Co. Index ETF 0.8 39 20 16.9 -23.7
EFRA iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF 0.8 47 12 4.4 -36.2
VWO Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF 0.8 8 51 10.9 -29.7
EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 0.8 69 -10 10.7 -29.8
EMGF iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF 0.8 25 34 12.4 -28.1
DBEM Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF 0.8 66 -7 10.2 -30.4
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF 0.8 9 50 10.9 -29.7
SPEM SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF 0.7 7 52 10.9 -29.7
SCHY Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF 0.7 14 45 9.8 -30.8
GSEE Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF 0.7 36 23 11.2 -29.4
LDEM iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF 0.7 17 42 12.9 -27.7
BKEM BNY Mellon Emerging Markets Equity ETF 0.7 11 48 11.8 -28.8
DFEM Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF 0.7 38 21 9.9 -30.6
DFEV Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF 0.7 43 16 14.5 -26.1
DFAE Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF 0.7 35 24 10.2 -30.4
NUEM Nuveen ESG Emerging Markets Equity ETF 0.6 36 23 8.1 -32.4
EEMS iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF 0.6 70 -11 7.8 -32.8
DFSE Dimensional Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 ETF 0.6 41 18 9.4 -31.2
EWX SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF 0.5 65 -6 8.1 -32.5
NXTG First Trust Indxx NextG ETF 0.5 70 -11 5.8 -34.8
DVYE iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF 0.5 49 10 18.9 -21.7
MFEM PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF 0.5 50 9 11.6 -29.0
VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF 0.5 22 37 10.0 -30.6
ESGE iShares ESG Aware MSCI EM ETF 0.4 25 34 10.7 -29.9
EVLU iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Value Factor ETF 0.4 35 24 21.6 -19.0
VNQI Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF 0.3 12 47 7.7 -32.9
JEMA JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF 0.2 33 26 10.6 -30.0
GXUS Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Total International Equity ETF 0.2 18 41 8.1 -32.5
VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund 0.2 8 51 8.5 -32.1
VSGX Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF 0.2 12 47 8.2 -32.4
ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF 0.2 34 25 8.1 -32.4
IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF 0.2 7 52 8.3 -32.3
ACWV iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF 0.2 20 39 7.6 -33.0
RAYE Rayliant Quantamental Emerging Market ex-China Equity ETF 0.2 88 -29 10.3 -30.3
VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF 0.2 7 52 8.3 -32.3
DBAW Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF 0.2 41 18 7.1 -33.5
DFAX Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF 0.2 30 29 8.6 -32.0
CWI SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF 0.2 30 29 8.2 -32.4
CRBN iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF 0.2 20 39 6.3 -34.3
GLOF iShares Global Equity Factor ETF 0.1 20 39 7.0 -33.6
PICK iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF 0.1 39 20 14.1 -26.5
NZAC SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF 0.1 12 47 5.2 -35.4
VSS Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF 0.1 7 52 7.0 -33.6
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF 0.1 7 52 6.4 -34.2
ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF 0.1 32 27 6.1 -34.5
VEGI iShares MSCI Agriculture Producers ETF 0.1 39 20 8.8 -31.8

1Overlap is the percentage of holdings by weight that are identical. For example, if Fund A has a 2% position in Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Fund B has a 5% position, their overlapping position in AAPL is 2%.

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RESULTS & ESTIMATES

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VALUATION METRICS
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Historical valuation trends

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multiple:		 iShares MSCI Qatar ETF
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to:		 S&P500 MSCI EAFE MSCI Emg. Mkts. Other ETF:

SPECULATIVE
Deeply undervalued but risky. A rating of SPECULATIVE is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the top quintile (the top 20%) of their category, indicating exceptional appreciation potential. However, often these are narrowly-focused funds or in industries with structural issues, which may also make them very risky. Nonetheless they may still be useful as part of a well-diversified portfolio.

ALTAR Score™


Calculation of ALTAR Score™
Avg. Return on Equity 325.3 %
Divided by: Fwd. P/BV 7.9 x
Less: Expense ratio 59 bp
Equals: ALTAR Score 40.6 %
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MODERN PORTFOLIO THEORY info

CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS: FUND CONSTITUENTS
COMPOSITE
RATING		 1.58 CATEGORY
AVERAGE		 1.60
 
The composite rating is a weighted average of analysts' consensus recommendations for individual ETF constituents, based on the following scale:

BUY = 1; OVERWEIGHT = 1.5, HOLD = 2; UNDERWEIGHT = 2.5; and SELL = 3.

Readers are cautioned that because analyst ratings tend to be inflated, the composite score may be more useful as a relative measure of sentiment between funds rather than as a stand-alone recommendation.
 

 

See RATING tab for calculation of ALTAR Score™
Risk & reward. Uses std. dev. as proxy for risk, ALTAR Score™ for return forecast.
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Monthly returns based on changes in price plus dividends. May differ from daily returns reported by funds. See below for standardized returns.