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iShares Europe ETF (IEV)
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ETF Info

ISIN

US4642878619

CUSIP

464287861

Issuer

iShares

Inception Date

Jul 25, 2000

Region

Developed Europe (Broad)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

S&P Europe 350 Index

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Share Price Chart


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Popular comparisons:
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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in iShares Europe ETF, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


-5.00%0.00%5.00%10.00%JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
-5.71%
11.50%
IEV (iShares Europe ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Returns By Period

iShares Europe ETF had a return of 2.39% year-to-date (YTD) and 8.75% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, iShares Europe ETF had an annualized return of 4.62%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.13%, indicating that iShares Europe ETF did not perform as well as the benchmark.


IEV

YTD

2.39%

1M

-6.13%

6M

-5.71%

1Y

8.75%

5Y (annualized)

6.07%

10Y (annualized)

4.62%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

24.05%

1M

1.08%

6M

11.50%

1Y

30.38%

5Y (annualized)

13.77%

10Y (annualized)

11.13%

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of IEV, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2024-0.93%2.50%3.71%-2.37%5.94%-2.81%2.12%4.06%0.14%-5.66%2.39%
20239.52%-2.00%2.90%4.26%-5.20%4.51%2.49%-3.80%-4.21%-3.06%9.44%5.10%20.14%
2022-3.03%-4.95%0.22%-6.17%2.69%-9.53%4.75%-7.09%-9.17%8.29%13.45%-1.95%-14.24%
2021-1.44%2.90%3.37%4.50%4.61%-1.40%1.59%1.44%-5.12%5.08%-4.67%5.46%16.73%
2020-3.15%-8.14%-15.44%5.52%5.36%4.13%3.24%3.91%-3.41%-5.37%16.28%4.81%4.07%
20196.39%3.15%1.07%3.71%-5.49%6.36%-2.63%-1.72%2.61%3.61%1.25%4.14%24.03%
20185.50%-6.18%-0.32%2.08%-2.65%-1.27%3.67%-3.11%0.36%-7.72%-0.17%-5.09%-14.68%
20172.65%0.65%4.36%3.58%4.71%-0.55%2.68%-0.09%3.08%0.51%-0.15%1.13%24.84%
2016-5.36%-3.11%6.34%3.07%-0.84%-3.24%3.07%0.49%0.61%-3.17%-2.49%5.17%-0.23%
20150.47%5.99%-2.25%4.09%0.26%-3.50%2.42%-7.08%-4.37%6.11%-1.40%-3.12%-3.29%
2014-4.59%7.20%-0.52%2.73%0.77%-0.19%-4.22%0.60%-3.68%-2.20%2.02%-4.82%-7.33%
20134.58%-3.45%0.08%4.51%0.14%-4.58%7.79%-1.53%7.27%4.09%0.90%2.88%24.15%

Expense Ratio

IEV features an expense ratio of 0.59%, falling within the medium range.


Expense ratio chart for IEV: current value at 0.59% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.59%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of IEV is 23, indicating that it is in the bottom 23% of ETFs on our website in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is based on the combined values of the indicators listed below.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of IEV is 2323
Combined Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of IEV is 2020
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of IEV is 1919
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of IEV is 1717
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of IEV is 3636
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of IEV is 2424
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for iShares Europe ETF (IEV) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for IEV, currently valued at 0.66, compared to the broader market0.002.004.000.662.46
The chart of Sortino ratio for IEV, currently valued at 0.97, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.000.973.31
The chart of Omega ratio for IEV, currently valued at 1.12, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.503.001.121.46
The chart of Calmar ratio for IEV, currently valued at 0.85, compared to the broader market0.005.0010.0015.000.853.55
The chart of Martin ratio for IEV, currently valued at 2.80, compared to the broader market0.0020.0040.0060.0080.00100.002.8015.76
IEV
^GSPC

The current iShares Europe ETF Sharpe ratio is 0.66. This value is calculated based on the past 1 year of trading data and takes into account price changes and dividends.

Use the chart below to compare the Sharpe ratio of iShares Europe ETF with the selected benchmark, providing insights into the investment's historical performance in terms of risk-adjusted returns. Go to the Sharpe ratio tool for more fine-grained control over the calculation options.

Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio1.001.502.002.503.003.50JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
0.66
2.46
IEV (iShares Europe ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

iShares Europe ETF provided a 3.01% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.59 per share.


2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.5020132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$1.59$1.46$1.39$1.53$0.84$1.44$1.34$1.13$1.20$1.13$1.61$1.11

Dividend yield

3.01%2.77%3.06%2.81%1.76%3.06%3.43%2.39%3.08%2.81%3.79%2.33%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for iShares Europe ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.24$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.24
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.10$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.36$1.46
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.18$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.20$1.39
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.87$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.65$1.53
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.49$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.35$0.84
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.13$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.31$1.44
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.06$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.29$1.34
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.82$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.31$1.13
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.90$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.29$1.20
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.90$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.23$1.13
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.33$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.29$1.61
2013$0.89$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.21$1.11

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


-10.00%-8.00%-6.00%-4.00%-2.00%0.00%JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
-9.90%
-1.40%
IEV (iShares Europe ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the iShares Europe ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the iShares Europe ETF was 63.27%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1320 trading sessions.

The current iShares Europe ETF drawdown is 9.90%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-63.27%Nov 1, 2007339Mar 9, 20091320Jun 5, 20141659
-48.2%Sep 5, 2000630Mar 12, 2003452Dec 27, 20041082
-36.62%Jan 29, 2018538Mar 18, 2020179Dec 1, 2020717
-30.6%Nov 4, 2021225Sep 27, 2022306Dec 14, 2023531
-26.02%Jul 7, 2014405Feb 11, 2016362Jul 20, 2017767

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current iShares Europe ETF volatility is 4.33%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovember
4.33%
4.07%
IEV (iShares Europe ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)