iShares MSCI Poland ETF (EPOL)Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
43.48 USD
-0.10
(-0.229%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 44.07 +0.59 (1.357%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:57 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:39 a.m. EDT
The iShares MSCI Poland ETF presents a compelling long-term opportunity driven by a robust nine-year price trajectory that is up 77.5%, with the most recent year showing strong positive momentum. Despite the current price hovering near its 52-week high, the underlying business quality appears sound, avoiding the 'value trap' classification despite the lack of a massive discount to historical highs. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by significant speculative fear; the options market is screaming caution with a massive imbalance in put buying and elevated implied volatility, which creates a high-risk environment for immediate entry. While the statistical forecast model offers a modest bullish lean, it is too weak to override the defensive positioning seen in the options chain. Investors should view this as a solid long-term hold but exercise caution regarding timing, waiting for the speculative panic in the options market to subside before committing fresh capital. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.023868 |
| MSTL | 0.025992 |
| AutoETS | 0.026160 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.029531 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 51% |
| H-stat | 1.59 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.576 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.15 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 14.92 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:39 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume relative to calls, creating a skewed risk profile where downside protection is cheap and abundant while upside exposure is thin. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for near-term expiration, suggesting fear of a sharp drop, whereas longer-dated options show muted pricing and minimal open interest, indicating a lack of conviction in a major structural shift.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.76% | 4.15% | 4.87% | 3.67% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 0.302 | 0.756703 |
| 2025-12-16 | 1.169 | 3.397268 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.513 | 1.746086 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.827 | 3.895431 |
| 2024-06-11 | 0.433 | 1.875271 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.651 | 2.924528 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.268 | 1.751634 |
| 2022-06-09 | 0.141 | 0.913212 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0.219 | 1.073003 |
| 2021-06-10 | 0.061 | 0.269197 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.099 | 0.521877 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.175 | 1.030018 |
| 2019-12-16 | 0.489 | 2.362319 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.040 | 0.175979 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.313 | 1.335894 |
| 2018-06-19 | 0.018 | 0.082380 |
| 2017-12-19 | 0.429 | 1.611570 |
| 2017-06-20 | 0.079 | 0.337463 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.346 | 1.949296 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.043 | 0.241031 |
| 2015-12-21 | 0.250 | 1.357220 |
| 2015-06-25 | 0.208 | 0.887372 |
| 2014-12-17 | 0.579 | 2.308612 |
| 2014-06-25 | 0.249 | 0.838384 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.734 | 2.505120 |
| 2013-06-27 | 0.238 | 1.000420 |
| 2012-12-18 | 0.629 | 2.149692 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.292 | 1.297778 |
| 2011-12-20 | 1.002 | 4.609016 |
| 2011-06-22 | 0.242 | 0.668508 |
| 2010-12-21 | 0.192 | 0.589138 |
| 2010-06-23 | 0.169 | 0.665616 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 45.06 |
| All Time Low | 10.45 |
| Ask | 44.36 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 385,950 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 438,359 |
| Average Volume | 438,359 |
| Average Volume10Days | 385,950 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.81 |
| Bid | 43.12 |
| Bid Size | 700 |
| Category | Focused Region |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 43.925 |
| Day Low | 43.39 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.44 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.9137475 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 41.6652 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.8148003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.04355674 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 39.27772 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 45.06 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.5800018 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0350644 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 30.84 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 12.639999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4098573 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 30.84 - 45.06 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,274,880,600,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.193138 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -0.100002 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.229468 |
| Fullday Price | 44.07 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,274,745,600 |
| 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 index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The 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 Poland. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | iShares MSCI Poland ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_106682610 |
| Nav Price | 44.7817 |
| Net Assets | 730,894,460.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.59 |
| Open | 43.85 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.59000015 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.3569461 |
| Post Market Price | 44.07 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,475 |
| Previous Close | 43.58 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.100002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.229468 |
| Regular Market Day High | 43.925 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 43.39 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 43.39 - 43.925 |
| Regular Market Open | 43.85 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 43.58 |
| Regular Market Price | 43.48 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 669,560 |
| Short Name | iShares MSCI Poland ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EPOL |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.3944358 |
| Total Assets | 730,894,464 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 14.922363 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 12.3639 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 12.3639 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 38.1832 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 5.2967987 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.13872066 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 669,560 |
| Yield | 0.0344 |
| Ytd Return | 23.00418 |