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iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF (KWT)

Miscellaneous Region | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
38.82 USD -0.01 (-0.037%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 3:44 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 38.82

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:02 p.m. EDT

KWT shows a mixed short-term performance with recent price fluctuations around the 36-37 range, slightly above the 52-week low. The dividend yield is high at 5.79%, indicating potential for income-focused investors. However, the dividend history shows inconsistency with some years having minimal payouts, which could raise concerns about sustainability. For short-term traders, the recent volatility and the proximity to the 52-week low may present a buy-the-dip opportunity, but the low star rating suggests caution. Long-term investors might consider the ETF's fundamentals and the potential for growth in the Middle East market, though the moderate star rating indicates a cautious outlook. The high dividend yield combined with a relatively stable payout history makes it appealing for dividend-focused strategies, but further analysis of the underlying assets is recommended.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.037332
AutoARIMA0.044591
AutoETS0.044595
MSTL0.045316

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 10.60
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.509
Excess Kurtosis -0.85
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 15.08

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.24% 5.55% 4.88% 5.81%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-16 1.256 3.238365
2025-06-16 0.810 2.314813
2024-12-17 0.483 1.583122
2024-06-11 1.478 5.018695
2023-12-20 0.011 0.040283
2023-06-07 0.683 2.454416
2022-12-13 0.734 2.504504
2022-06-09 0.749 2.449883
2021-12-13 2.038 7.435325
2021-06-10 0.498 1.998823
2020-12-14 0.074 0.351330
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 5.79

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 41.08
All Time Low 24.87
Ask 38.95
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 7,990
Average Daily Volume3 Month 7,934
Average Volume 7,934
Average Volume10Days 7,990
Beta3 Year 0.41
Bid 38.68
Bid Size 200
Category Miscellaneous Region
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 38.87
Day Low 38.69
Dividend Yield 5.79
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.5741463
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 36.80222
Fifty Day Average Change 2.013382
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.054708168
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 10.532308
Fifty Two Week High 41.08
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.2644005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.055121724
Fifty Two Week Low 35.13
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.6856003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.10491318
Fifty Two Week Range 35.13 - 41.08
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,599,139,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.10979631
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,598,918,400
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 seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI All Kuwait Select Size Liquidity Capped Index (the “underlying index”), which is designed to measure the performance of the Kuwait equity universe. The underlying index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to avoid concentration. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. It may or may not hold all of the securities in the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_650110566
Nav Price 38.46525
Net Assets 66,048,016.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.75
Open 38.85
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 38.8156
Post Market Time 1,776,464,724
Previous Close 38.83
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0144005
Regular Market Change Percent -0.037086
Regular Market Day High 38.87
Regular Market Day Low 38.69
Regular Market Day Range 38.69 - 38.87
Regular Market Open 38.85
Regular Market Previous Close 38.83
Regular Market Price 38.8156
Regular Market Time 1,776,455,053
Regular Market Volume 20,404
Short Name iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol KWT
Three Year Average Return 0.1129713
Total Assets 66,048,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 15.07902
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -6.99789
Trailing Three Month Returns -6.99789
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 38.45441
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.3611908
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.009392701
Type Disp ETF
Volume 20,404
Yield 0.0579
Ytd Return -6.99789