EIS ETF — iShares MSCI Israel ETF

iShares MSCI Israel ETF (EIS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EIS is an ETF that tracks the MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market Index. its distribution rate is 1.29%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.56%, its expense ratio is 0.59%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 75/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 238.9% over the past 18.6 years, 474.0 points behind SPY at 712.9%.

iShares MSCI Israel ETF is an ETF that tracks the MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market Index, providing broad exposure to large-, mid-, and small-cap Israeli equities. It distributes semi-annually at a modest yield and carries an expense ratio of 0.59%. The fund appeals to investors seeking exposure to Israeli equity markets with a simple, low-cost index approach.

EIS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 238.9% over the past 18.6 years, 474.0 points behind SPY at 712.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 24.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.4%.

EIS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

75 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.97%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/26/2008

Expense ratio

0.59%

Distribution rate

1.29%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

1.56%

Last close

$119.65 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$892,480,573

Average volume

87194.0

Dividend

$0.772

Ex-dividend date

06/15/2026

Payment date

06/18/2026

Beta

1.07

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.29%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.56%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares or company page; Index: MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

EIS risks and drawbacks

EIS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 15.4%.

Who may consider EIS — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EIS pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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