iShares MSCI UAE ETF

UAE

Valor de mercado US$ 317 mi

The United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have boosted naphtha exports to Asia in recent months via ship-to-ship (STS) transfers outside the Strait of Hormuz, helping Asian petrochemical producers to increase output, traders and ​analysts said.

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Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) has bought millions of barrels of discounted crude from ​Iraq's state oil firm, three people familiar with the ‌matter said, expanding its role as a trader amid supply disruptions from the Iran war.

The UAE's post-pandemic boom is being tested by a war showing few signs of resolution, as disruption in the Strait of Hormuz drives up import costs and fuel prices. Yet the economy is showing signs of resilience.

The United Arab Emirates is quietly revising plans for a 5-gigawatt AI data center project – one of the biggest outside the U.S. – after the Iran ​war prompted a rethink of how and where critical infrastructure should be built, six people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The United Arab Emirates ​is building alternative routes for its energy exports and trade to ensure they are not "held ‌hostage" by the ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran, UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said on Monday.

The iShares MSCI UAE ETF offers cheap, income-oriented exposure to the UAE, trading at 9.6x earnings and yielding 4.5%. UAE's portfolio is heavily concentrated in financials and real estate, with nearly 56% exposure, limiting diversification. Despite the UAE's economic transformation, the ETF lags behind, underrepresenting sectors like technology and healthcare.

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said one of its vessels was targeted by a missile while moving through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says the strait would only be reopened when the U.S. accepts Iran's conditions.

The United Arab Emirates on Saturday condemned what it said was an Iranian attack on a carrier linked to its state oil company ​as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Tehran of "acts of piracy".

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co sold at least 12 million barrels of spot crude to Asian refiners and trading firms at premiums in its latest tender, as renewed ​U.S.-Iran hostilities disrupted supplies and sparked a buying spree, trade sources ‌said on Wednesday.