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iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF (ECNS)

Greater China Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
27.95 USD -0.75 (-2.613%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 27.95

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 6:54 a.m. EDT

The iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF presents a compelling value proposition driven by a massive 6.69% dividend yield, which effectively cushions the portfolio against the asset's significant price volatility. While the underlying business has shown resilience with a positive year-over-year return last year, the broader nine-year trajectory remains depressed, having lost nearly 20% of its value over the full window. This disconnect suggests the market is pricing in deep structural risks regarding the Chinese small-cap sector rather than a simple temporary downturn. For investors, the high yield provides a floor, but the capital appreciation potential remains highly uncertain given the persistent macro headwinds and the asset's distance from its historical highs.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.068442
AutoETS0.068443
MSTL0.069680
AutoTheta0.079715

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 34.54
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.324
Excess Kurtosis -1.03
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 10.48

As of July 11, 2026, 6:54 a.m. EDT: Options activity is extremely thin with negligible open interest across all expirations. The sparse data shows a slight preference for out-of-the-money calls in the September and December windows, suggesting a speculative hope for a rebound, but the lack of volume and liquidity renders this a non-significant sentiment indicator.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.48% 5.88% 5.84% 5.17%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.454 1.479309
2025-12-16 1.445 4.404145
2025-06-16 0.586 1.871607
2024-12-17 1.042 4.059213
2024-06-11 0.484 1.961897
2023-12-20 0.912 3.753087
2023-06-07 0.344 1.172861
2022-12-13 0.657 1.829574
2022-06-09 0.581 1.559313
2021-12-13 1.776 3.753963
2021-06-10 0.560 0.975270
2020-12-14 1.181 2.528908
2020-06-15 0.583 1.531792
2019-12-16 0.611 1.527882
2019-06-17 0.708 1.740413
2018-12-18 1.673 4.250508
2018-06-19 0.735 1.407237
2017-12-19 0.905 1.872930
2017-06-20 0.700 1.559020
2016-12-21 1.025 2.528367
2016-06-22 0.736 1.875159
2015-12-21 0.794 1.768768
2015-06-25 0.800 1.298701
2014-12-17 0.475 1.064784
2014-06-25 0.662 1.485304
2013-12-18 0.661 1.440087
2013-06-27 0.663 1.652954
2012-12-18 0.448 1.144025
2012-06-21 0.543 1.632101
2011-12-20 0.292 0.865698
2011-06-22 0.581 1.246514
2010-12-21 0.057 0.103354
Additional Data
dividendYield 6.69

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 70.48
All Time Low 20.81
Ask 28.81
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 8,210
Average Daily Volume3 Month 17,091
Average Volume 17,091
Average Volume10Days 8,210
Beta3 Year 0.81
Bid 27.93
Bid Size 300
Category Greater China Region
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 28.2402
Day Low 27.95
Dividend Yield 6.69
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.6673152
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 31.074
Fifty Day Average Change -3.1239986
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.10053416
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -13.839685
Fifty Two Week High 40.05
Fifty Two Week High Change -12.099998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.30212232
Fifty Two Week Low 27.93
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.020000458
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0007160923
Fifty Two Week Range 27.93 - 40.05
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,285,767,000,000
Five Year Average Return -0.0804896
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,285,632,000
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 index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the small-capitalization segment of the Chinese equity securities markets, as represented by the H-shares and B-shares markets.
Long Name iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_113928973
Nav Price 28.76235
Net Assets 63,856,972.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.59
Open 28.19
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 27.95
Post Market Time 1,783,976,700
Previous Close 28.7
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.75
Regular Market Change Percent -2.61324
Regular Market Day High 28.2402
Regular Market Day Low 27.95
Regular Market Day Range 27.95 - 28.2402
Regular Market Open 28.19
Regular Market Previous Close 28.7
Regular Market Price 27.95
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 15,211
Short Name iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ET
Source Interval 15
Symbol ECNS
Three Year Average Return 0.0496276
Total Assets 63,856,972
Tradeable 0
Trailing P E 10.478702
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -10.552
Trailing Three Month Returns -10.552
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 34.1294
Two Hundred Day Average Change -6.1793976
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.18105792
Type Disp ETF
Volume 15,211
Yield 0.0669
Ytd Return -12.72809