Is UAE a good investment?

iShares MSCI UAE ETF (UAE) is a frontier-markets ETF. As of September 11, 2026, UAE trades at 7.9 times earnings, against its own median of 8.9.

Updated September 11, 2026

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

As of September 11, 2026, UAE charges 0.59% a year, yields 5.49% and holds $304M in assets.

iShares MSCI UAE ETF (UAE) — cost, income and size
Measure	UAE
Expense ratio	0.59%
Dividend yield	5.49%
Assets under management	$304M

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 UAE's data

UAE equities index, giving access to the country's largest listed companies.

Profitability runs well ahead of most frontier-market peers — the companies here earn more from each dollar of sales.

EBITDA margin of 48.7% sits ahead of most peers, well above the category median of 34.2%. It holds 56 names and charges 0.59% a year.

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 rose 2.0% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Emirates NBD Pjsc and Emaar Properties Pjsc drove it

UAE rose 2.0% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Emirates NBD Pjsc (+4.1%), Emaar Properties Pjsc (+1.3%) and Emirates Integrated Telec (+4.3%); National Central Cooling CO. Pjsc (−2.8%) pushed the other way.

Is UAE expensive right now? It trades at 7.9 times earnings, against its own median of 8.9

As of September 11, 2026, UAE is cheaper than 75% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 29 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.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares MSCI UAE ETF (UAE) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/uae