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ECNS: ISHARES MSCI CHINA SMALL-CAP ETF

Generated from StockValueFinder data · Updated Oct 13, 2026 10:27 AM
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What this ETF is trying to do

The ISHARES MSCI CHINA SMALL-CAP ETF (ticker: ECNS) is designed to invest in smaller companies located in China. This fund provides exposure to a specific part of the Chinese market by holding a variety of different stocks.

What the numbers show

When looking at how this ETF has performed, it is important to look at two different types of returns: price return and total return. Price return only tracks how the share price changes. Total return includes both the share price changes and any cash distributions paid out to investors.

Based on the supplied data:

• Year-to-Date (YTD): The price return is approximately -16.76%, while the total return is approximately -15.53%.

• One-Year: The price return was approximately -24.21%, and the total return was approximately -19.70%.

• Three-Year: The price return was approximately 0.61%, while the total return was approximately 19.54%.

• Five-Year: The five-year total return was approximately -29.14%.

An estimated price from roughly one year ago was $35.98, while the current price is $27.27.

Income and distribution explanation

This ETF provides cash distributions to investors. The current distribution yield is approximately 6.96%. This number describes the cash paid out relative to the current ETF price.

The distributions for this fund are described as "irregular" or "less frequent." In the last 12 months, there were 2 payouts. It is important to remember that a high distribution yield does not guarantee that an investor will earn that same percentage as a total return.

NAV erosion explanation

"NAV erosion" refers to a decline in the Net Asset Value (the actual value of the assets held by the fund). The supplied data is sufficient to evaluate price erosion, but it does not include enough historical NAV-per-share data to confirm or rule out NAV erosion.

Regarding price erosion, the fund has an erosion-risk score of 55, which is labeled as "moderate price erosion." This means the market price has shown some signs of decline. However, there is no "severe erosion-risk flag" present for this ETF.

Pros

• The fund offers a distribution yield of approximately 6.96%.

• Over a three-year period, the total return was positive at approximately 19.54%.

Cons

• The fund has experienced a significant share-price decline over the last year.

• The five-year total return has been negative.

• Distributions are irregular and occur less frequently.

Beginner takeaway

ECNS focuses on small-cap Chinese companies. While it offers a distribution yield, the share price has seen recent declines. When researching ETFs with distributions, always look at the total return to see how much value was gained or lost after including those cash payments.

Top Holdings

Structured portfolio holdings supplied by the ETF data provider. These figures are not generated by the AI article.

258 holdings available
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 ZAI LAB LTD ORDINARY SHARES n/a 1.88%
2 n/a n/a 1.73%
3 CHINA RUYI HOLDINGS LTD n/a 1.54%
4 TCL ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD n/a 1.47%
5 GCL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD n/a 1.40%
6 MINTH GROUP LTD n/a 1.38%
7 CHINA EVERBRIGHT ENVIRONMENT GROUP LTD n/a 1.36%
8 KEYMED BIOSCIENCES INC n/a 1.36%
9 ATOUR LIFESTYLE HOLDINGS LTD ADR ATAT 1.34%
10 DONGYUE GROUP LTD n/a 1.31%
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1. ZAI LAB LTD ORDINARY SHARES n/a 1.88%
2. n/a n/a 1.73%
3. CHINA RUYI HOLDINGS LTD n/a 1.54%
4. TCL ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD n/a 1.47%
5. GCL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD n/a 1.40%
6. MINTH GROUP LTD n/a 1.38%
7. CHINA EVERBRIGHT ENVIRONMENT GROUP LTD n/a 1.36%
8. KEYMED BIOSCIENCES INC n/a 1.36%
9. ATOUR LIFESTYLE HOLDINGS LTD ADR ATAT 1.34%
10. DONGYUE GROUP LTD n/a 1.31%
11. JOYY INC ADR JOYY 1.24%
12. n/a n/a 1.20%
13. HESAI GROUP CLASS B n/a 1.19%
14. LINGBAO GOLD GROUP CO LTD CLASS H n/a 1.19%
15. INNOCARE PHARMA LTD n/a 1.14%
16. n/a n/a 1.13%
17. CHINA MEDICAL SYSTEM HOLDINGS LTD n/a 1.08%
18. HUTCHMED (CHINA) LTD n/a 1.07%
19. KINGSOFT CLOUD HOLDINGS LTD n/a 1.06%
20. COUNTRY GARDEN SERVICES HOLDINGS CO LTD n/a 0.94%
21. XD INC ORDINARY SHARES n/a 0.93%
22. CHINA CONCH VENTURE HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.91%
23. EAST BUY HOLDING LTD n/a 0.91%
24. PONY AI INC CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES n/a 0.88%
25. n/a n/a 0.84%
26. n/a n/a 0.84%
27. AUTOHOME INC ADR ATHM 0.83%
28. n/a n/a 0.82%
29. n/a n/a 0.81%
30. HARBIN ELECTRIC CO LTD CLASS H n/a 0.77%
31. NINE DRAGONS PAPER (HOLDINGS) LTD n/a 0.75%
32. XINYI SOLAR HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.74%
33. CHINASOFT INTERNATIONAL LTD n/a 0.72%
34. ASCENTAGE PHARMA GROUP INTERNATIONAL n/a 0.71%
35. n/a n/a 0.70%
36. n/a n/a 0.70%
37. TRAVELSKY TECHNOLOGY LTD CLASS H n/a 0.70%
38. CHINA LITERATURE LTD ORDINARY SHARES n/a 0.69%
39. n/a n/a 0.69%
40. PHANCY GROUP CO LTD CLASS H SHARES n/a 0.69%
41. n/a n/a 0.64%
42. SINOPEC ENGINEERING (GROUP) CO LTD n/a 0.64%
43. ART GROUP HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.63%
44. EVEREST MEDICINES LTD ORDINARY SHARES n/a 0.62%
45. SUNAC CHINA HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.62%
46. COSCO SHIPPING PORTS LTD n/a 0.61%
47. n/a n/a 0.60%
48. NETEASE CLOUD MUSIC INC n/a 0.60%
49. SHANGHAI CONANT OPTICAL CO LTD CLASS H n/a 0.60%
50. CHINA JINMAO HOLDINGS GROUP LTD n/a 0.59%
51. CSTONE PHARMACEUTICALS n/a 0.57%
52. SHENZHEN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.57%
53. HKD CASH n/a 0.56%
54. n/a n/a 0.56%
55. CGN MINING CO LTD n/a 0.55%
56. CONSUN PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP LTD n/a 0.55%
57. DAMAI ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.54%
58. GREENTOWN CHINA HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.54%
59. n/a n/a 0.54%
60. CHINA XLX FERTILISER LTD n/a 0.53%
61. ANHUI EXPRESSWAY CO LTD CLASS H n/a 0.52%
62. BEIJING ENTERPRISES WATER GROUP LTD n/a 0.52%
63. PRECISION TSUGAMI (CHINA) CORP LTD n/a 0.52%
64. VNET GROUP INC ADR VNET 0.52%
65. WASION HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.52%
66. n/a n/a 0.51%
67. LONKING HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.50%
68. MICROPORT SCIENTIFIC CORP n/a 0.48%
69. BRILLIANCE CHINA AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.47%
70. CHINA EVERBRIGHT LTD n/a 0.47%
71. DUALITY BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC n/a 0.47%
72. n/a n/a 0.47%
73. NEWBORN TOWN INC ORDINARY SHARES n/a 0.47%
74. n/a n/a 0.46%
75. SHOUGANG FUSHAN RESOURCES GROUP LTD n/a 0.46%
76. CHINA OVERSEAS GRAND OCEANS GROUP LTD n/a 0.45%
77. n/a n/a 0.45%
78. n/a n/a 0.45%
79. XTEP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.45%
80. JINXIN FERTILITY GROUP LTD n/a 0.44%
81. LIFETECH SCIENTIFIC CORP n/a 0.44%
82. ZJLD GROUP INC n/a 0.44%
83. CHINA TOBACCO INTERNATIONAL (HK) CO LTD n/a 0.43%
84. GRAND PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP LTD n/a 0.43%
85. n/a n/a 0.43%
86. SHANGHAI INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.43%
87. COUNTRY GARDEN HOLDINGS CO LTD n/a 0.42%
88. JNBY DESIGN LTD REGISTERED SHS REG S n/a 0.42%
89. NEXTEER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LTD n/a 0.42%
90. FUFENG GROUP LTD n/a 0.41%
91. WEIBO CORP CLASS A n/a 0.41%
92. n/a n/a 0.40%
93. TONGGUAN GOLD GROUP LTD n/a 0.40%
94. YUEXIU PROPERTY CO LTD n/a 0.40%
95. CIMC ENRIC HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.39%
96. QFIN HOLDINGS INC ADR QFIN 0.39%
97. BLOKS GROUP LTD ORDINARY SHARES n/a 0.38%
98. CHINA OVERSEAS PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.38%
99. ABBISKO CAYMAN LTD n/a 0.37%
100. CHINA MODERN DAIRY HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.37%
101. ONEWO INC CLASS H n/a 0.37%
102. POLY PROPERTY SERVICES CO LTD CLASS H n/a 0.36%
103. SHOUCHENG HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.36%
104. KINETIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP LTD n/a 0.35%
105. LAO FENG XIANG CO LTD n/a 0.35%
106. LEE & MAN PAPER MANUFACTURING LTD n/a 0.35%
107. n/a n/a 0.35%
108. n/a n/a 0.35%
109. ALPHAMAB ONCOLOGY ORDINARY SHARES n/a 0.34%
110. FIH MOBILE LTD n/a 0.34%
111. n/a n/a 0.34%
112. ROBOSENSE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD n/a 0.34%
113. GUSHENGTANG HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.32%
114. SHANGHAI HENLIUS BIOTECH INC CLASS H n/a 0.32%
115. TIANGONG INTERNATIONAL CO LTD n/a 0.32%
116. FIRST TRACTOR CO LTD CLASS H n/a 0.31%
117. LEPU BIOPHARMA CO LTD CLASS H n/a 0.31%
118. SEAZEN GROUP LTD n/a 0.31%
119. MARKETINGFORCE MANAGEMENT LTD n/a 0.30%
120. n/a n/a 0.30%
121. WEST CHINA CEMENT LTD n/a 0.30%
122. 361 DEGREES INTERNATIONAL LTD n/a 0.29%
123. DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP ADR DQ 0.29%
124. n/a n/a 0.29%
125. n/a n/a 0.29%
126. SINOFERT HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.29%
127. TUYA INC ADR TUYA 0.29%
128. CHERVON HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.28%
129. n/a n/a 0.28%
130. n/a n/a 0.28%
131. WEILONG DELICIOUS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.28%
132. CANSINO BIOLOGICS INC CLASS H n/a 0.27%
133. CIRRUS AIRCRAFT LTD n/a 0.27%
134. CSSC (HONG KONG) SHIPPING CO LTD n/a 0.27%
135. SICHUAN EXPRESSWAY GROUP CO LTD CLASS H n/a 0.27%
136. SINOPEC KANTONS HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.27%
137. COFCO JOYCOME FOODS LTD ORDINARY SHARES n/a 0.26%
138. FU SHOU YUAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD n/a 0.26%
139. GUANGSHEN RAILWAY CO LTD CLASS H n/a 0.26%
140. JF SMARTINVEST HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.26%
141. n/a n/a 0.26%
142. n/a n/a 0.26%
143. n/a n/a 0.26%
144. SIHUAN PHARMACEUTICAL HOLDINGS GROUP LTD n/a 0.26%
145. SSY GROUP LTD n/a 0.26%
146. CHINA BLUECHEMICAL LTD CLASS H n/a 0.25%
147. HELLO GROUP INC ADR MOMO 0.25%
148. n/a n/a 0.25%
149. n/a n/a 0.25%
150. TOWNGAS SMART ENERGY CO LTD n/a 0.25%
151. WEIMOB INC n/a 0.25%
152. CHINA LESSO GROUP HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.24%
153. CHINA WATER AFFAIRS GROUP LTD n/a 0.24%
154. RLX TECHNOLOGY INC ADR RLX 0.24%
155. SHENZHEN EXPRESSWAY CORP LTD CLASS H n/a 0.24%
156. AK MEDICAL HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.23%
157. HANKING GOLD INTERNATIONAL LTD n/a 0.23%
158. n/a n/a 0.23%
159. n/a n/a 0.23%
160. TIANNENG POWER INTERNATIONAL LTD n/a 0.23%
161. HOPSON DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.22%
162. HUABAO INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.22%
163. IQIYI INC ADR IQ 0.22%
164. MICROPORT NEUROSCIENTIFIC CORP n/a 0.22%
165. n/a n/a 0.22%
166. n/a n/a 0.22%
167. TUHU CAR INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A n/a 0.22%
168. WERIDE INC CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES n/a 0.22%
169. YUEXIU TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE LTD n/a 0.22%
170. CHINA FOODS LTD n/a 0.21%
171. n/a n/a 0.21%
172. n/a n/a 0.21%
173. NOAH HOLDINGS LTD ADR NOAH 0.21%
174. POLY PROPERTY GROUP CO LTD n/a 0.21%
175. CHINA SHINEWAY PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP LTD n/a 0.20%
176. FLAT GLASS GROUP CO LTD SHS -H- REG S n/a 0.20%
177. n/a n/a 0.20%
178. CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD CYD 0.19%
179. DPC DASH LTD n/a 0.19%
180. n/a n/a 0.19%
181. n/a n/a 0.19%
182. Q TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) CO LTD SHS REG S n/a 0.19%
183. TOPSPORTS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.19%
184. UP FINTECH HOLDING LTD ADR TIGR 0.19%
185. ZHONGSHENG GROUP HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.19%
186. BLUE MOON GROUP HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.18%
187. CHINA EAST EDUCATION HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.18%
188. JINKOSOLAR HOLDING CO LTD DR JKS 0.18%
189. K WAH INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.18%
190. MAANSHAN IRON AND STEEL CO LTD CLASS H n/a 0.18%
191. n/a n/a 0.18%
192. n/a n/a 0.18%
193. BLACK SESAME INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LTD n/a 0.17%
194. CHINA EDUCATION GROUP HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.17%
195. LUFAX HOLDING LTD ADR LU 0.17%
196. n/a n/a 0.17%
197. n/a n/a 0.17%
198. n/a n/a 0.17%
199. ZHONGYU ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.17%
200. ASCLETIS PHARMA INC ORDINARY SHARES n/a 0.16%
201. n/a n/a 0.16%
202. n/a n/a 0.16%
203. YIDU TECH INC ORDINARY SHARES n/a 0.16%
204. ANGANG STEEL CO LTD CLASS H n/a 0.15%
205. CHINA RISUN GROUP LTD n/a 0.15%
206. CHONGQING MACHINERY & ELECTRIC CO LTD n/a 0.15%
207. n/a n/a 0.15%
208. SKYWORTH GROUP LTD n/a 0.15%
209. XINYI ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.15%
210. YANTAI CHANGYU PIONEER WINE CO LTD n/a 0.15%
211. BINJIANG SERVICE GROUP CO LTD n/a 0.14%
212. FINVOLUTION GROUP ADR FINV 0.14%
213. LOGAN GROUP CO LTD n/a 0.14%
214. n/a n/a 0.14%
215. n/a n/a 0.14%
216. SHANGHAI CHICMAX COSMETIC CO LTD CLASS H n/a 0.14%
217. TANWAN INC n/a 0.14%
218. CENTRAL CHINA SECURITIES CO LTD n/a 0.13%
219. SUN ART RETAIL GROUP LTD n/a 0.13%
220. YIXIN GROUP LTD ORDINARY SHARES n/a 0.13%
221. INESA INTELLIGENT TECH INC CLASS B n/a 0.12%
222. n/a n/a 0.12%
223. OCUMENSION THERAPEUTICS ORDINARY SHARES n/a 0.12%
224. SHENZHEN INVESTMENT LTD n/a 0.12%
225. DALIPAL HOLDINGS LTD ORDINARY SHARES n/a 0.11%
226. MAOYAN ENTERTAINMENT n/a 0.11%
227. n/a n/a 0.11%
228. VOYAH AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD CL n/a 0.10%
229. BLACKROCK CASH FUNDS TREASURY SL AGENCY n/a 0.06%
230. CSG HOLDING CO LTD n/a 0.04%
231. USD CASH n/a 0.03%
232. CHONGQING HONGJIU FRUIT CO LTD CLASS H n/a 0.02%
233. HKD/USD PURCHASED n/a 0.01%
234. ANXIN-CHINA HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.00%
235. BOSHIWA INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LTD n/a 0.00%
236. CHINA ANIMAL HEALTHCARE LTD n/a 0.00%
237. CHINA FORESTRY HOLDINGS CO LTD n/a 0.00%
238. CHINA HUIYUAN JUICE GROUP LTD n/a 0.00%
239. CHINA LUMENA NEW MATERIALS CORP n/a 0.00%
240. CHINA METAL RECYCLING HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.00%
241. CT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP LTD n/a 0.00%
242. FUGUINIAO CO LTD CLASS H n/a 0.00%
243. GBP CASH n/a 0.00%
244. HOSA INTERNATIONAL LTD n/a 0.00%
245. HUA HAN HEALTH INDUSTRY HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.00%
246. MH DEVELOPMENT LTD n/a 0.00%
247. MSCI CHINA (EUX) DEC 26 n/a 0.00%
248. n/a n/a 0.00%
249. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.00%
250. NEW HORIZON HEALTH LTD ORDINARY SHARES n/a 0.00%
251. QUNXING PAPER HOLDINGS CO LTD n/a 0.00%
252. REAL GOLD MINING LTD n/a 0.00%
253. SGD CASH n/a 0.00%
254. SMI HOLDINGS GROUP LTD n/a 0.00%
255. SUPERB SUMMIT INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD n/a 0.00%
256. TRONY SOLAR HOLDINGS CO LTD n/a 0.00%
257. YOUYUAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD n/a 0.00%
258. HKD/USD SOLD n/a 0.00%
Holdings data last updated Oct 12, 2026 4:54 AM .
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