KSA ETF — iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF

iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF (KSA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

KSA is an ETF. its distribution rate is 3.38%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.94%, its expense ratio is 0.75%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 82/100 (Safe). Total return is 76.8% over the past 11.1 years, 282.7 points behind SPY at 359.5%.

This ETF tracks a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance of large-, mid-, and small-capitalization equities in Saudi Arabia, investing at least 80% of its assets in index component securities. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate paid semi-annually and has an expense ratio of 0.75%. It appeals to investors seeking exposure to the Saudi Arabian equity market, though the fund is non-diversified and concentrates its holdings in this single geographic market.

KSA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 76.8% over the past 11.1 years, 282.7 points behind SPY at 359.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -11.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.3%.

KSA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

82 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.77%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/16/2015

Expense ratio

0.75%

Distribution rate

3.38%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

2.94%

Last close

$35.10 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$590,352,027

Average volume

551255.0

Dividend

$0.593

Ex-dividend date

06/15/2026

Payment date

06/22/2026

Beta

0.19

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.38%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.94%) 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.

KSA risks and drawbacks

KSA'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 12.3%.

Who may consider KSA — and who may not

KSA may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (KSA 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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