This ETF offers exposure to Polish equity markets, allowing investors to tap into a potentially promising emerging market in Eastern Europe. While Poland is included in many emerging markets funds, the weighting afforded to the country is often very minor. As such, investors with a bullish outlook for this economy may find EPOL to be a useful tool for implementing a tactical overlay or for use in a country rotation strategy. There are a few noteworthy items regarding the exposure offered by EPOL. First, the fund is somewhat lacking on the diversification front, as financials make up a huge portion of the portfolio and a small handful of stocks account for roughly 50% of assets. PLND is another option for Poland exposure; that Van Eck fund maintains fewer total holdings, but is spread more evenly (and also has a heavy tilt towards financials). EPOL is a fine option for Poland exposure, but be sure to take a look under the hood and understand exactly what this fund offers.
The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for EPOL on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Emerging Markets Equities with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETFdb Pro. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
View the Category Report| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
|---|---|---|
| Liquidity | A- | EEM |
| Expenses | B | SCHE |
| Performance | ||
| Volatility | ||
| Dividend | ||
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The following tables and charts contain in-depth metrics for this ETF and compare it to similar peer ETFs within its ETFdb Category.
| Asset | Percentage |
|---|---|
| U.S. Stocks | 0.0% |
| International Stocks | 99.97% |
| U.S. Bonds | 0.0% |
| International Bonds | 0.0% |
| Preferred Stock | 0.0% |
| Convertibles | 0.0% |
| Cash | 0.03% |
| Other | 0.0% |
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Financial Services | 45.15% |
| Energy | 15.79% |
| Basic Materials | 11.24% |
| Utilities | 8.17% |
| Communication Services | 5.29% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 5.12% |
| Technology | 3.89% |
| Consumer Defensive | 2.2% |
| Industrials | 2.11% |
| Real Estate | 1.01% |
| Health Care | 0.0% |
| Market Cap | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Giant | 0.0% |
| Large | 30.54% |
| Medium | 44.06% |
| Small | 24.11% |
| Micro | 1.26% |
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Europe | 99.97% |
| Middle East | 0.0% |
| Australia | 0.0% |
| Japan | 0.0% |
| Asia (Developed) | 0.0% |
| Africa | 0.0% |
| Asia (Emerging) | 0.0% |
| Latin America | 0.0% |
| Canada | 0.0% |
| U.S. | 0.0% |
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Emerging | 99.97% |
| Developed | 0.0% |
| Country | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Poland | 99.97% |
| Other | 0.03% |
This ETF is not currently available for commission free trading on any platforms.
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This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peer group ETFdb Category.
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