FundNASDAQMiddle East & Africa

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF

QAT NASDAQ

The iShares MSCI Qatar ETF seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Qatar equities.

16.17USD
−2.30 (−12.44%) 1 Year · close Oct 30

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Fund size
67.0M
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
0.62%
per year
Dividend yield
5.26%
Monthly
Volatility · 1Y
14.5%
Below Average
Beta
0.38
vs the market
52-week range
15.1819.47
01 Performance

How QAT has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against its benchmark.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 30
Subpar performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs benchmark

Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
−52.0 pts
0%20%40% QAT −7.8% Index +44.2%

Over 1 year, QAT returned −7.8% with dividends reinvested — −52.0 pts behind its benchmark.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
14.5%Below Average

A typical year sees the price swing about ±15% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−22.0%
0%-13%−22.0%

Deepest fall −22.0% on Oct 23, 2026 — 254 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 61% of the time.

Risk vs reward

1Y
Volatility →Return →More return, less riskIndex+44.2% · σ 14%QAT−7.8% · σ 15%

Over 1 year, QAT delivered less return with more risk than its benchmark.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
QAT tends to move+3.8%

A beta of 0.38 means QAT has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio -0.92 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Downtrend
16.17
  • 12-day average15.91 +1.6%
  • 26-day average16.06 +0.7%
  • 50-day average16.43 −1.6%
  • 200-day average17.44 −7.3%

The price is above 2 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is below the 200-day, a sign of a falling longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought54.3

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

Middle East & Africa · Middle East — tracking the MSCI All Qatar Capped Index.

  • Assets under management67.0MUSD
  • Expense ratio0.62%per year
  • Holdings75
  • Risk score5.0Medium

Launched April 2014. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.

05 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield5.26%

About 53 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
0.85
Frequency
Monthly
Last paid
Jun 15, 2026

Last 12 months

0.85 USD / share
0.23Dec 160.62Jun 15
06 Themes

Where QAT shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold QAT. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

07 Profile

About iShares MSCI Qatar ETF

The iShares MSCI Qatar ETF seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Qatar equities.

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
  • 75 holdings
Ticker
QAT
Exchange
NASDAQ
ISIN
US46434V7799
CUSIP
46434V779
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Middle East & Africa
Industry
Middle East
Benchmark
Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
All key statistics

Details

NameiShares MSCI Qatar ETF
TickerQAT
ISINUS46434V7799
CUSIP46434V779
ExchangeNASDAQ
CategoryMiddle East & Africa
Sub CategoryMiddle East
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateApr 29, 2014
BenchmarkMSCI All Qatar Capped Index

Shareas of Oct 30, 2026

Close Price USD16.17
52W Low / High 15.18 / 19.47
1Y Total Return-7.76%
Subpar
1Y Volatility14.39%
Below Average
Beta0.38
12M Dividends0.85061
Last Dividend DateJun 15, 2026
Dist. FrequencyMonthly
Dividend Yield5.26%

Dataas of Feb 28, 2020

AUM67 M
Discount/Premium-3.919%
NAV16.35
Shares Outstanding4.1 M
Volume 20D Avg52 K
Nbr of Holdings75
Risk RankMedium
Net Expense0.620%
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.