EPOL ETF — iShares MSCI Poland ETF

iShares MSCI Poland ETF (EPOL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EPOL is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.36%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.30%, its expense ratio is 0.59%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 186.7% over the past 16.4 years, 666.1 points behind SPY at 852.8%.

This ETF tracks a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the equity market performance of large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies in Poland, investing at least 80% of assets in component securities and supplementing with derivatives and cash as permitted. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with semi-annual distributions and has an expense ratio of 0.59%. It appeals to investors seeking exposure to Polish equities with a focus on dividend income.

EPOL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 186.7% over the past 16.4 years, 666.1 points behind SPY at 852.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 41.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.0%.

EPOL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.33%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/25/2010

Expense ratio

0.59%

Distribution rate

1.36%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

3.30%

Last close

$44.56 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$940,819,542

Average volume

200144.0

Dividend

$0.302

Ex-dividend date

06/15/2026

Payment date

06/18/2026

Beta

0.64

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.36%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.30%) 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; 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.

EPOL risks and drawbacks

EPOL'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 11.0%.

Who may consider EPOL — and who may not

EPOL may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EPOL 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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