iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF (KWT)

BATS: KWT · Real-Time Price · USD
31.78
-0.12 (-0.38%)
Dec 20, 2024, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
3.01%
Assets $57.73M
Expense Ratio 0.74%
PE Ratio 14.28
Shares Out 1.80M
Dividend (ttm) $1.96
Dividend Yield 6.17%
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 17, 2024
Payout Ratio 66.89%
1-Year Return +3.02%
Volume 918
Open 31.78
Previous Close 32.20
Day's Range 31.78 - 31.78
52-Week Low 30.43
52-Week High 34.90
Beta 0.46
Holdings 39
Inception Date Sep 1, 2020

About KWT

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The iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF (KWT) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of all-cap stocks in Kuwait. KWT was launched on Sep 1, 2020 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Miscellaneous Region
Region Global
Stock Exchange BATS
Ticker Symbol KWT
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked MSCI All Kuwait Select Size Liquidity Capped Index

Top 10 Holdings

67.26% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K.P. NBK 22.35%
Kuwait Finance House K.S.C.P. KFH 22.31%
Mobile Telecommunications Company K.S.C.P. ZAIN 4.50%
Gulf Bank K.S.C.P. GBK 3.68%
Mabanee Company K.P.S.C. MABANEE 3.34%
National Industries Group Holding - KPSC NIND 2.80%
Agility Public Warehousing Company K.S.C.P. AGLTY 2.30%
Commercial Real Estate Company K.P.S.C. ALTIJARIA 2.07%
Warba Bank K.S.C.P. WARBABANK 2.02%
Kuwait Real Estate Company K.P.S.C. KRE 1.89%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 17, 2024 $0.483 n/a
Jun 11, 2024 $1.478 Jun 17, 2024
Dec 20, 2023 $0.011 Dec 27, 2023
Jun 7, 2023 $0.683 Jun 13, 2023
Dec 13, 2022 $0.734 Dec 19, 2022
Jun 9, 2022 $0.749 Jun 15, 2022
Full Dividend History

News

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