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iShares MSCI Chile ETF (ECH)

Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
40.99 USD -0.36 (-0.871%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 40.99

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:45 a.m. EDT

The Chilean copper story is currently driving a powerful speculative bid, with options data screaming for a move toward the $45-$55 range within the next six months. This aggressive positioning aligns with the recent price recovery and the narrative of a copper rally, pushing the short-term outlook into a solid buy zone despite the asset's sluggish recent performance relative to its 200-day average. However, the long-term picture remains murky; the fund has underperformed over the last nine years, dragging down the overall rating despite the recent uptick. The dividend yield is modest and inconsistent, offering little cushion against the inherent volatility of emerging market commodities. While the immediate momentum is compelling, the lack of a sustained multi-year price trend suggests this is a cyclical trade rather than a structural inflection point.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.013858
MSTL0.020418
AutoETS0.020715
AutoARIMA0.020716

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 5.18
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.863
Excess Kurtosis -0.24
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 12.82

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:45 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish on the near-to-intermediate term, evidenced by massive open interest in October and November call strikes significantly above the current price (45.0 and 55.0), while put activity remains negligible until February 2027. Implied volatility is elevated for these distant expirations, suggesting a bet on a substantial copper rally or Chilean economic rebound. Conversely, the February 2027 expiration shows heavy put volume at deep strikes (32.0), indicating a hedge against a potential long-term commodity downturn or currency devaluation, creating a distinct 'bullish now, bearish later' sentiment.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.55% 1.91% 2.55% 4.30%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.645 1.553468
2025-12-30 0.078 0.192403
2025-12-16 0.063 0.162204
2025-06-16 0.672 2.160077
2024-12-17 0.084 0.330579
2024-06-11 0.698 2.593831
2023-12-20 0.176 0.642805
2023-06-07 1.168 3.986348
2022-12-13 0.689 2.574738
2022-06-09 1.135 4.013437
2021-12-30 0.088 0.382110
2021-12-13 0.682 2.891056
2021-06-10 0.497 1.697984
2020-12-14 0.147 0.518519
2020-06-15 0.506 1.952160
2019-12-16 0.074 0.217903
2019-06-17 0.750 1.915220
2018-12-18 0.061 0.145759
2018-06-19 0.920 1.930745
2017-12-19 0.049 0.094467
2017-06-20 0.694 1.649239
2016-12-21 0.015 0.040442
2016-06-22 0.676 1.865342
2015-12-21 0.115 0.356368
2015-06-25 0.565 1.474426
2014-12-17 0.057 0.145668
2014-06-25 0.637 1.388405
2013-12-27 0.025 0.053305
2013-12-18 0.026 0.055663
2013-06-27 0.626 1.169001
2012-12-27 0.022 0.035189
2012-12-18 0.066 0.104629
2012-06-21 0.881 1.456680
2011-12-28 0.041 0.071942
2011-12-20 0.044 0.075797
2011-06-22 0.945 1.306512
2010-12-29 0.033 0.042400
2010-06-23 0.507 0.876859
2009-12-22 0.185 0.343483
2009-06-23 0.413 0.928090
2008-12-23 0.113 0.386325
2008-06-25 0.533 1.106957
2007-12-24 0.049 0.100204
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 1.98

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 80.38
All Time Low 17.55
Ask 41.14
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 391,850
Average Daily Volume3 Month 455,351
Average Volume 455,351
Average Volume10Days 391,850
Beta3 Year 1.03
Bid 40.94
Bid Size 200
Category Focused Region
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 41.55
Day Low 40.93
Dividend Yield 1.98
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.1970937
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 40.0328
Fifty Day Average Change 0.9572029
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.023910467
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 26.336693
Fifty Two Week High 47.85
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.859997
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14336462
Fifty Two Week Low 31.48
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.510002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.30209664
Fifty Two Week Range 31.48 - 47.85
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,195,569,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1299581
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change -0.359997
Fullday Change Percent -0.870609
Fullday Price 40.99
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,194,825,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The underlying index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the large-, mid- and small-capitalization segments of the equity market in Chile. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name iShares MSCI Chile ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_39088208
Nav Price 41.2442
Net Assets 1,019,506,560.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.59
Open 41.37
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 40.99
Post Market Time 1,787,961,420
Previous Close 41.35
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.359997
Regular Market Change Percent -0.870609
Regular Market Day High 41.55
Regular Market Day Low 40.93
Regular Market Day Range 40.93 - 41.55
Regular Market Open 41.37
Regular Market Previous Close 41.35
Regular Market Price 40.99
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 395,016
Shares Outstanding 8,850,000
Short Name iShares MSCI Chile ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol ECH
Three Year Average Return 0.1574178
Total Assets 1,019,506,560
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 12.82102
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -3.17622
Trailing Three Month Returns -3.17622
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 40.8636
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.1264
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0030932173
Type Disp ETF
Volume 395,016
Yield 0.0198
Ytd Return -0.70428