Symbols

KWT

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Key Stats

Assets Under Management

80.18MUSD

Fund Flows (1Y)

10.14MUSD

Dividend Yield

5.42%

Discount/Premium to NAV

-0.10%

Shares Outstanding

2.10M

Expense Ratio

0.75%

About iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF

Issuer

BlackRock Fund Advisors

Brand

iShares

Home Page

https://www.ishares.com/us/products/312763/

Inception Date

Sep 1, 2020

Structure

Open-Ended Fund

Index Tracked

MSCI All Kuwait Select Size Liquidity Capped Index

Management Style

Passive

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

KWT tracks an index that aims to provide broad exposure to companies headquartered or listed in Kuwait and carry out the majority of their operations in the area. The underlying index applies size and liquidity caps to the MSCI All Kuwait 30 Index. The index is market-cap weighted with large- and midcap companies being capped at 25% and all issuers with a weight above 5% do not cumulatively exceed 50% weight in the index. Small-cap companies and less liquid securities are represented at their weight as in the Parent Index, therefore not subject to capping. Investors should take note of sector exposure as this will change over time. The fund can concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group, which may or may not be energy.

Classification

Asset Class

Equity

	1-Month	3-Month	YTD	1-Year	3-Year	5-Year
Price Performance	-5.33%	-3.26%	-0.15%	+16.22%	+17.29%	+38.00%
NAV Total Return	-2.90%	+0.38%	-0.72%	+22.02%	+33.35%	+0.62%

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Holdings Analysis

Sector

Financial Services

65.03%

Industrials

11.15%

Real Estate

10.92%

Communication Services

5.73%

Consumer Defensive

2.71%

Consumer Cyclical

2.32%

Basic Materials

1.35%

Utilities

0.78%

Asset

Region

100%

Investment Style

Mega

Large

Medium

Multi

Small

Value

Blend

Growth

Multi-Cap Blend

Provides exposure to companies of various sizes that exhibit both growth and value characteristics. This category offers a diversified portfolio with a mix of market caps.

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Top 10 Holdings

Symbol

Ratio

KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE

22.86%

NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT

22.20%

MOBILE TEL

4.16%

MABANEE COMPANY

3.44%

GULF BANK

3.38%

WARBABANK

3.20%

NATIONAL INDUSTRIES GROUP HOLDING

2.81%

BOURSA KUWAIT SECURITIES COMPANY

2.19%

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

2.16%

AL AHLI BANK

2.09%

Top 10 Weight 68.49%

40 Total Holdings

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Dividends

Dividend Payout History

Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount
2025-12-16	2025-12-16	2025-12-22	1.256
2025-06-16	2025-06-16	2025-06-23	0.810
2024-06-11	2024-06-11	2024-06-17	1.478
2023-12-20	2023-12-21	2023-12-27	0.011
2023-06-07	2023-06-08	2023-06-13	0.683
2022-12-13	2022-12-14	2022-12-19	1.187
2022-06-09	2022-06-10	2022-06-15	0.749

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