iShares MSCI UAE ETF (UAE) is a frontier-markets ETF. UAE is scored 0–10 by ETF Copilot on value, growth, quality and risk.
What stands out in UAE's data
UAE equities index, giving access to the country's largest listed companies.
Its companies earn more per dollar of sales than nearly any frontier peer — a sign of real pricing power in a small market.
EBITDA margin of 44.8% sits ahead of most peers and above its own 33.0% median. The 0.59% expense ratio is in line with the 0.6% category norm.
A single-country position in a small, oil-linked frontier market — direct exposure for a portfolio that can handle the volatility.
Why did UAE move this week? It fell 1.5% in the week to October 28, 2026 — Emirates NBD Pjsc and Dubai Islamic Bank drove it
UAE fell 1.5% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Emirates NBD Pjsc (−5.3%), Dubai Islamic Bank (−2.8%) and Emaar Development Pjsc (−3.1%); AIR Arabia Pjsc (+10.3%) pushed the other way.
What is UAE's expense ratio? 0.59% a year
As of October 28, 2026, UAE charges 0.59% a year, yields 4.33% and holds $307M in assets.
| Measure | UAE |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.59% |
| Dividend yield | 4.33% |
| Assets under management | $307M |
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 ETF Copilot does not compute for UAE
This page carries no sector or theme mix, concentration measure or price-to-earnings against its own history for UAE: UAE's holdings are not in ETF Copilot's data, and each of those is computed from them. The 0–10 scores, the expense ratio, the dividend yield and the assets above are reported or computed without them. The Frontier Markets ETFs page carries the same measures for the funds in its category that do publish holdings.
Cite this
ETF Copilot, “iShares MSCI UAE ETF (UAE) scores, cost and size”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/uae
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