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KWT · iShares MSCI Kuwait ETF

Equity fundTracks an index0.75% fee$66mSince Sep 3, 2020Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗
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KWT tracks an index and returned −2.1% over the past year.

−2.1%
Total return, 1 year
0.75%
Expense ratio
41
Holdings
−7.7%
Below its high
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3M Jul 2 – Oct 2, 2026−0.4%+3.6%−4.0 pts−5.7 pts
6M Apr 2 – Oct 2, 2026+2.1%+17.9%−15.9 pts−26.3 pts
1Y Oct 2, 2025 – Oct 2, 2026−2.1%+16.2%−18.3 pts−26.4 pts
3Y Oct 3, 2023 – Oct 2, 2026+38.0%+89.3%−51.3 pts−76.8 pts
Since listing Sep 3, 2020 – Oct 2, 2026+93.7%+142.6%−49.0 pts−76.9 pts

KWT over each window to Oct 2, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.

KWT top ten by weight, 71.0% of its 41 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

KUWAIT FINANCE HOUSE KFH 22.77%
NATIONAL BANK OF KUWAIT NBK 22.35%
MOBILE TEL ZAIN 4.41%
GULF BANK GBK 3.71%
MABANEE COMPANY not filed 3.61%
WARBABANK not filed 3.60%
NATIONAL INDUSTRIES GROUP HOLDING NIND 2.82%
AL AHLI BANK ABK 2.81%
KUWAIT REAL EST KRE 2.60%
BOURSA KUWAIT SECURITIES COMPANY BOURSA 2.37%
Holdings, the issuer’s own daily file ↗
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In plain words

KWT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 2, 2026 it returned −2.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.2% for the S&P 500 and +24.3% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 41 positions, with the top ten at 71.0%. It sat 7.7% below its high of Dec 19, 2025 on Oct 2, 2026.
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQ
Fund typeEquity fund
Category (ETFIQ)Stocks · Single country or narrow region
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025)0.75%
Price$36.34
Listed sinceSep 3, 2020
Net assets (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 2, 2026)$66m
Below its high (ETFIQ)−7.7%
Holdings41
Top ten weight71.0%
Holdings published for (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 1, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
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Questions people ask about KWT

How has KWT performed?
Over the year to Oct 2, 2026, KWT returned −2.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.2% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +38.0%.
What does KWT cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year.
What does KWT hold?
41 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026, with the top ten at 71.0% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is KWT below its high?
7.7% below its high of Dec 19, 2025, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 2, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, KWT and S&P 500Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 2, 2026
Fee, 0.75%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Net assets, $66mThe issuer’s own daily fund list · Oct 2, 2026
HoldingsHoldings, the issuer’s own daily file · Oct 1, 2026 ↗
IssueriShares page for KWT ↗
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SourceiShares’s own site ↗

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