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Is TUR a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) is a frontier-markets ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores TUR 3.8 out of 10 — highest on Growth (9.7), lowest on Quality (1.1). It trades at 9.0 times earnings, against its own median of 7.3. Its ten largest holdings are 62% of the fund.

What stands out in TUR's data

Turkish equities, covering the country's largest listed companies.

Trades at a richer price than most frontier peers — and the companies behind it earn less on their sales.

EBITDA multiple of 6.4x is above the 6.2x frontier median. Profitability trails too: EBITDA margin of 16.7% versus the 33.8% norm. Holdings: 75.

A single-country bet on Turkey — direct exposure with the volatility that comes with it.

Why did TUR move this week? It fell 4.4% in the week to October 28, 2026 — BIM and Eregli drove it

TUR fell 4.4% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were BIM (−5.8%), Eregli (−14.9%) and Akbank (−6.7%); Aselsan (+3.2%) pushed the other way.

How is TUR rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) 3.8 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) 3.8 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 3.8 / 10
  • Growth: 9.7 / 10
  • Value: 2.4 / 10
  • Risk: 1.6 / 10
  • Quality: 1.1 / 10
  • Return: 2.1 / 10

Is TUR expensive right now? It trades at 9.0 times earnings, against its own median of 7.3

As of October 28, 2026, TUR is more expensive than 76% of its own last 9 years.

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

What's inside TUR?

What's inside TUR: Size (Large 14%, Mid 47%, Small 40%); Geography (International 100%, US 0%); Tech 0.1%.

What are TUR's top holdings? The ten largest are 62% of the fund

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi VE Ticar, Tupras, BIM Birlesik Magazalar, Akbank, Turk Hava Yollari AO, KOC, Yapi Kredi, Eregli Demir VE Celik Fabrikalari, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri and Haci Omer Sabanci are TUR's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 88% of Frontier Markets ETFs.

Half of TUR's weight sits in its 7 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 18 equally weighted holdings.

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

As of October 28, 2026, TUR charges 0.59% a year, yields 2.72% and holds $152M in assets across 75 positions.

iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) — cost, income and size
MeasureTUR
Expense ratio0.59%
Dividend yield2.72%
Assets under management$152M
Holdings75

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.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/tur

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