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The iShares MSCI Ireland ETF is structured to emulate the financial performance of a comprehensive index, which is comprised of publicly traded Irish companies.
Is EIRL's expense ratio expensive, average, or a steal for its category?
Pro reveals the verdict on a 5-tier spectrum calibrated against ICI 2025 industry averages, with strategy-aware bands so the comparison is meaningful.
EZU slipped 0.6% past month despite stronger-than-expected Eurozone GDP growth and easing trade uncertainty. Growth in Spain, France and Ireland offset declines in Germany and Italy.
EIRL, which is not a pure-play Irish ETF and prone to plenty of churn, has lagged Eurozone stocks over the past year. Ireland's GDP growth in 2025 could benefit from a weak base effect, but tax repatriation risks and rising inflation are concerns. EIRL's valuations are cheap due to an underwhelming earnings outlook, while the dividend yield is not compelling enough despite stellar distributions last year.
Dan Malone discusses investing in Ireland, the ETF capital of Europe. Big belief in passive investing and index funds.
US equities have outperformed the rest of the world for a long time now. While the US is up 58% on a total return basis during the current bull market, the rest of the world is up 13.5 percentage points less at +44.5%. Looking at the international dividend ETF over a longer time frame, over the last five years, it's up 20.6% in price and more than double that on a total return basis.
Earlier this year, the Visual Capitalist published an infographic highlighting the global growth forecast from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for various countries worldwide in 2023. If you use country ETFs for tactical asset allocation, I have no doubt you'd be interested in this information.