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Is ISRA a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

VanEck Israel ETF (ISRA) is a developed ex-US international ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores ISRA 4.0 out of 10 — highest on Return (6.1), lowest on Value (1.7). It trades at 16.5 times earnings, against its own median of 15.2. Its ten largest holdings are 50% of the fund.

What stands out in ISRA's data

Israeli companies across technology, finance, and industry.

A focused single-country sleeve for a portfolio already holding broad international exposure.

Why did ISRA move this week? It fell 0.7% in the week to October 9, 2026 — Bank Hapoalim BM and Bank Leumi le Israel drove it

ISRA fell 0.7% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Bank Hapoalim BM (−5.4%), Bank Leumi le Israel (−4.6%) and Elbit Systems (−5.8%); Palo Alto Networks (+3.9%) pushed the other way.

How is ISRA rated? ETF Copilot scores VanEck Israel ETF (ISRA) 4.0 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VanEck Israel ETF (ISRA) 4.0 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 4.0 / 10
  • Growth: 5.9 / 10
  • Value: 1.7 / 10
  • Risk: 1.9 / 10
  • Quality: 2.2 / 10
  • Return: 6.1 / 10

Is ISRA expensive right now? It trades at 16.5 times earnings, against its own median of 15.2

As of October 9, 2026, ISRA is more expensive than 67% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from ISRA's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside ISRA? 38% Tech

What's inside ISRA: Size (Large 37%, Mid 39%, Small 24%); Geography (International 74%, US 26%); Tech 38.3%; AI 7.4%; Semiconductors 6.3%; Memory 1.9%.

What are ISRA's top holdings? The ten largest are 50% of the fund

Palo Alto Networks, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM, Bank Hapoalim BM, Tower Semiconductor, Elbit Systems, Jfrog, Israel Discount Bank, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank and Phoenix are ISRA's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 97% of Developed ex-US ETFs.

Half of ISRA's weight sits in its 11 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 23 equally weighted holdings.

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

As of October 9, 2026, ISRA charges 0.59% a year, yields 1.31% and holds $155M in assets across 80 positions.

VanEck Israel ETF (ISRA) — cost, income and size
MeasureISRA
Expense ratio0.59%
Dividend yield1.31%
Assets under management$155M
Holdings80

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.

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ETF Copilot, “VanEck Israel ETF (ISRA) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/isra

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