Is ECNS a good investment?

iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF (ECNS) is a China-focused ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ECNS 2.2 out of 10 — highest on Valuation (5.4), lowest on Return (0.3). It trades at 10.5 times earnings, against its own median of 8.9. Its ten largest holdings are 15% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is ECNS rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF (ECNS) 2.2 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF (ECNS) 2.2 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 2.2 / 10
Growth: 3.9 / 10
Valuation: 5.4 / 10
Risk: 1.0 / 10
Quality: 0.4 / 10
Return: 0.3 / 10

What is ECNS's expense ratio? 0.59% a year

As of September 11, 2026, ECNS charges 0.59% a year, yields 2.42% and holds $66M in assets across 234 positions.

iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF (ECNS) — cost, income and size
Measure	ECNS
Expense ratio	0.59%
Dividend yield	2.42%
Assets under management	$66M
Holdings	234

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in ECNS's data

Small-cap Chinese equities, spanning a range of industries.

Trades at a lower price than the typical China fund — you get more earnings per dollar.

Its trailing P/E multiple of 10.5x sits below the category median of 14.2x. The fund holds 234 stocks.

A satellite sleeve for portfolios that want exposure to smaller Chinese companies.

Is ECNS expensive right now? It trades at 10.5 times earnings, against its own median of 8.9

As of September 11, 2026, ECNS is more expensive than 75% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 85 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside ECNS? 13% Tech

What's inside ECNS: Size (Large 0%, Mid 4%, Small 96%); Geography (International 99%, US 1%); Tech 13.0%; Semiconductors 0.5%.

What are ECNS's top holdings? The ten largest are 15% of the fund

Kingdee International Sftwr, ZAI LAB, Dongyue, China Everbright International, Minth, Lingbao Gold, China Ruyi, Gcl-Poly Energy, TCL Multimedia Technology and Hesai are ECNS's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 92% of China ETFs.

Half of ECNS's weight sits in its 55 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 146 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF (ECNS) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/ecns