iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI)Greater China Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
55.23 USD
+0.33
(0.601%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 55.66 +0.43 (0.779%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:33 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:10 a.m. EDT
The iShares MSCI China ETF presents a compelling asymmetric setup for investors willing to navigate volatility. Fundamentally, the security has recovered strongly from a multi-year slump, delivering a +31% cumulative gain over the last nine years and posting a robust +46% return in the most recent year. This rebound is supported by a reasonable valuation multiple of 12x earnings and a healthy dividend yield of nearly 2%, which provides a floor during choppy markets. However, the path forward is not linear; the statistical forecast indicates a flat trajectory over the next 45 days, and the options chain reveals a 'bull trap' scenario where traders are betting on a bounce to 65 while simultaneously hedging against a crash to 45. While the long-term thesis is solid given the recovery from structural declines, the immediate term looks like a range-bound grind. Investors should view this as a high-conviction entry for a medium-term swing trade rather than a passive buy-and-hold until the sky falls, keeping an eye on the 45 and 65 strike levels as critical support and resistance zones. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.037244 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.037244 |
| MSTL | 0.037566 |
| AutoTheta | 0.043614 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 52% |
| H-stat | 0.59 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.614 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.67 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 12.21 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:10 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile range-bound market rather than a decisive breakout. Call volume is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (65.0 and 70.0), suggesting bets on a rally, while put volume concentrates significantly lower (30.0 to 45.0), indicating a hedge against a sharp drop. The massive open interest walls at 65.0 and 45.0 suggest these levels act as psychological barriers where significant profit-taking or buying pressure is expected.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.66% | 1.89% | 2.57% | 2.30% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 0.361 | 0.657200 |
| 2025-12-16 | 0.735 | 1.231156 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.536 | 0.974368 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.891 | 1.886912 |
| 2024-06-11 | 0.191 | 0.441109 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.994 | 2.530550 |
| 2023-06-07 | 0.429 | 0.952910 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.712 | 1.482716 |
| 2022-06-09 | 0.312 | 0.585146 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0.477 | 0.741259 |
| 2021-06-10 | 0.177 | 0.216487 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.604 | 0.769133 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.237 | 0.373522 |
| 2019-12-16 | 0.574 | 0.919430 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.356 | 0.635941 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.525 | 0.979843 |
| 2018-06-19 | 0.315 | 0.464054 |
| 2017-12-19 | 0.846 | 1.299140 |
| 2017-06-20 | 0.192 | 0.353526 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.421 | 0.970941 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.303 | 0.727142 |
| 2015-12-21 | 0.631 | 1.397564 |
| 2015-06-25 | 0.601 | 1.037638 |
| 2014-12-17 | 0.450 | 0.929176 |
| 2014-06-25 | 0.728 | 1.587440 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.219 | 0.455396 |
| 2013-06-27 | 0.925 | 2.277764 |
| 2012-12-18 | 0.093 | 0.196078 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.829 | 2.091322 |
| 2011-12-20 | 0.095 | 0.236731 |
| 2011-06-22 | 0.954 | 1.991234 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 97.55 |
| All Time Low | 33.44 |
| Ask | 56.47 |
| Ask Size | 3 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,668,410 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,884,901 |
| Average Volume | 2,884,901 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,668,410 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.53 |
| Bid | 56.3 |
| Bid Size | 3 |
| Category | Greater China Region |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 55.51 |
| Day Low | 55.03 |
| Dividend Date | 1,482,883,200 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.97 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.524264 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 53.8892 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.3408012 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.024880705 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -10.93446 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 67.37 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -12.140003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.18019894 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 49.88 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.3499985 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.10725739 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 49.88 - 67.37 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,301,578,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | -0.022604499 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fullday Change | 0.329998 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.601089 |
| Fullday Price | 55.66 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,301,356,800 |
| 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 equity securities in the top 85% in market capitalization of the Chinese equity securities markets, as represented by the H-shares and B-shares markets. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | iShares MSCI China ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_129248930 |
| Nav Price | 55.21191 |
| Net Assets | 6,275,552,300.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.59 |
| Open | 55.24 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.4300003 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.77856296 |
| Post Market Price | 55.66 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,960,034 |
| Previous Close | 54.9 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.329998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.601089 |
| Regular Market Day High | 55.51 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 55.03 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 55.03 - 55.51 |
| Regular Market Open | 55.24 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 54.9 |
| Regular Market Price | 55.23 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,892,507 |
| Short Name | iShares MSCI China ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | MCHI |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1064071 |
| Total Assets | 6,275,552,256 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 12.207511 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -2.71485 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -2.71485 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 57.9426 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.7126007 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.04681531 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 1,892,507 |
| Yield | 0.0197 |
| Ytd Return | -7.2246 |