What does iShares Asia 50 ETF do?

iShares Asia 50 ETF (Nasdaq: AIA) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), not an individual company. An ETF is a basket of many stocks packaged into a single instrument you buy and sell like a stock. It's issued by iShares (BlackRock), the world's largest ETF issuer, and has been running since November 2007. What's inside: it tracks the S&P Asia 50 index, which groups the ~50 largest companies of Asia ex-Japan. By buying one share, you own a fraction of all of them at once. The key positions (as of July 2026): TSMC (~24.7%) — makes ~9 out of 10 of the world's most advanced chips Samsung Electronics (~16.1% + preferred ~1.7%) SK hynix (~5.1%) — memory for AI servers Tencent (~4.5%) and Alibaba (~3.6%) — China's internet platforms MediaTek (~4.5%), Delta Electronics, China Construction Bank, AIA Group (the insurer that shares its ticker with the fund), DBS (Singapore's largest bank) Top 10 ≈ 67% of the fund; chip and hardware names add up to ~60%. By country: Taiwan ~32.6%, China ~31.6%, South Korea ~24.4%, Hong Kong ~5.6%, Singapore ~5.5%. Costs and income: it charges a fee (expense ratio) of 0.50% a year (~$50 per $10,000). It pays a dividend of ~1.5% a year with semiannual distributions (June and December), which comes from the dividends paid by the 50 companies it holds —note: the amount varies from semester to semester—. Assets (AUM): ~$5.0 billion. Why it joins the portfolio: even though it's a basket and not a single company, it also pays dividends —it fits the thesis of 'owning things that pay you'— and gives you exposure to Asia's tech engine in a single purchase.

Why did Vectorial Data pick AIA?

AIA at $138.69 is the simplest way to own Asia's tech-and-finance engine —the AI chip factories, China's internet platforms and the region's big banks and insurers— in a single dollar-denominated purchase, collecting ~1.5% in dividends while you wait. Specific reasons: (1) AI chips with one ticket: TSMC, Samsung, SK hynix and MediaTek add up to ~half the fund. TSMC makes ~9 out of 10 of the planet's most advanced chips, and Samsung and SK hynix dominate the memory that AI servers need. Buying AIA is a bet on that theme without marrying a single name. (2) Five markets without opening five accounts: holding stocks directly in Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, China and Singapore is complicated and expensive for a regular investor; this ETF solves it with one trade on the Nasdaq, in dollars. (3) It pays you dividends (~1.5%): the fund's 50 companies share out profits, and the fund passes them to you twice a year (June and December) —it fits the portfolio's thesis—. (4) Real momentum: ~+75% over the last 12 months (as of July 2026, dividends included) driven by the AI chip boom; global money is coming back to Asia. (5) Still-reasonable valuation: even after the rally, the basket trades at ~19x earnings —far below what you pay for equivalent technology in the US—. It's regional exposure, with income, in a single instrument.

What are the risks of investing in AIA?

Risks: (1) Concentration — #1: the 10 largest names are ~67% of the fund, and just TWO —TSMC (~25%) and Samsung (~18% with preferreds)— are ~42%. If chips stumble, the whole ETF feels it; this is not 'infinitely diversified Asia'. (2) China-Taiwan geopolitical risk — the one that defines this fund: Taiwan is ~33% of the fund and its largest position (TSMC) sits at the center of the military and trade tension between China and the US; an escalation would hit everything at once, without warning. (3) Chinese regulation: China is ~32% of the fund (Tencent, Alibaba, state banks); Beijing showed in 2021 that it can wipe out trillions in value from its platforms with a regulatory shift. (4) Currency risk: the ETF trades in dollars but its stocks are in Taiwan dollars, won, Hong Kong dollars and other currencies; if those currencies weaken against the dollar, your return drops even if the stocks rise over there. (5) Emerging-market volatility + it's up ~75% in a year: after a rally like that, a sharp correction is perfectly possible. (6) The dividend VARIES semester to semester: December 2025 paid $1.63 per share and June 2026 only $0.51 —it is not fixed income—. Also, the 0.50% fee is not among the market's cheapest.

Is AIA an ETF or a stock?

iShares Asia 50 ETF is an ETF (exchange-traded fund): one purchase gives you a small piece of many companies at once, instead of a single company.

How can I buy AIA with little money?

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When was this AIA analysis last updated?

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Stocks/AIA

AIA — iShares Asia 50 ETF

ETFAsiaAsiaBlockchain certified

$138.69

Target: $ (%)

P/E Ratio

—

P/E Forward

—

Dividend

1.54%

Market Cap

$5B

EPS

—

Consensus

ETF — canasta indexada (sin rating individual)

What they do

iShares Asia 50 ETF (Nasdaq: AIA) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), not an individual company. An ETF is a basket of many stocks packaged into a single instrument you buy and sell like a stock. It's issued by iShares (BlackRock), the world's largest ETF issuer, and has been running since November 2007.

What's inside: it tracks the S&P Asia 50 index, which groups the ~50 largest companies of Asia ex-Japan. By buying one share, you own a fraction of all of them at once.

The key positions (as of July 2026):

TSMC (~24.7%) — makes ~9 out of 10 of the world's most advanced chips
Samsung Electronics (~16.1% + preferred ~1.7%)
SK hynix (~5.1%) — memory for AI servers
Tencent (~4.5%) and Alibaba (~3.6%) — China's internet platforms
MediaTek (~4.5%), Delta Electronics, China Construction Bank, AIA Group (the insurer that shares its ticker with the fund), DBS (Singapore's largest bank)

Top 10 ≈ 67% of the fund; chip and hardware names add up to ~60%.

By country: Taiwan ~32.6%, China ~31.6%, South Korea ~24.4%, Hong Kong ~5.6%, Singapore ~5.5%.

Costs and income: it charges a fee (expense ratio) of 0.50% a year (~$50 per $10,000). It pays a dividend of ~1.5% a year with semiannual distributions (June and December), which comes from the dividends paid by the 50 companies it holds —note: the amount varies from semester to semester—. Assets (AUM): ~$5.0 billion.

Why it joins the portfolio: even though it's a basket and not a single company, it also pays dividends —it fits the thesis of 'owning things that pay you'— and gives you exposure to Asia's tech engine in a single purchase.

Why we like it

AIA at $138.69 is the simplest way to own Asia's tech-and-finance engine —the AI chip factories, China's internet platforms and the region's big banks and insurers— in a single dollar-denominated purchase, collecting ~1.5% in dividends while you wait. Specific reasons:

AI chips with one ticket: TSMC, Samsung, SK hynix and MediaTek add up to ~half the fund. TSMC makes ~9 out of 10 of the planet's most advanced chips, and Samsung and SK hynix dominate the memory that AI servers need. Buying AIA is a bet on that theme without marrying a single name.
Five markets without opening five accounts: holding stocks directly in Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, China and Singapore is complicated and expensive for a regular investor; this ETF solves it with one trade on the Nasdaq, in dollars.
It pays you dividends (~1.5%): the fund's 50 companies share out profits, and the fund passes them to you twice a year (June and December) —it fits the portfolio's thesis—.
Real momentum: ~+75% over the last 12 months (as of July 2026, dividends included) driven by the AI chip boom; global money is coming back to Asia.
Still-reasonable valuation: even after the rally, the basket trades at ~19x earnings —far below what you pay for equivalent technology in the US—. It's regional exposure, with income, in a single instrument.

Key Risk

Risks:

Concentration — #1: the 10 largest names are ~67% of the fund, and just TWO —TSMC (~25%) and Samsung (~18% with preferreds)— are ~42%. If chips stumble, the whole ETF feels it; this is not 'infinitely diversified Asia'.
China-Taiwan geopolitical risk — the one that defines this fund: Taiwan is ~33% of the fund and its largest position (TSMC) sits at the center of the military and trade tension between China and the US; an escalation would hit everything at once, without warning.
Chinese regulation: China is ~32% of the fund (Tencent, Alibaba, state banks); Beijing showed in 2021 that it can wipe out trillions in value from its platforms with a regulatory shift.
Currency risk: the ETF trades in dollars but its stocks are in Taiwan dollars, won, Hong Kong dollars and other currencies; if those currencies weaken against the dollar, your return drops even if the stocks rise over there.
Emerging-market volatility + it's up ~75% in a year: after a rally like that, a sharp correction is perfectly possible.
The dividend VARIES semester to semester: December 2025 paid $1.63 per share and June 2026 only $0.51 —it is not fixed income—. Also, the 0.50% fee is not among the market's cheapest.

This is educational and informational content, not financial advice. Always consult a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions.

Vectorial Data picked AIA on 2026-07-06 at $138.69.

Last updated: Invalid Date

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iShares Asia 50 ETF (AIA) — Research Completo

Precio: $138.69 | Tipo: ETF | Expense ratio: 0.50% | Div Yield: ~1.5% (TTM) | AUM: ~$5.0B USD

⚠️ Esto es un ETF, no una empresa

AIA es una canasta de los ~50 blue chips más grandes de Asia sin Japón empaquetada en un solo instrumento que cotiza en el Nasdaq. No tiene CEO ni un solo negocio: es exposición diversificada a una región. Emisor: iShares (BlackRock). Índice: S&P Asia 50. Opera desde noviembre 2007. Curiosidad: comparte ticker con su propia décima posición, la aseguradora AIA Group de Hong Kong.

Qué contiene (top 10, ~1 jul 2026)

#	Empresa	País	Peso
1	TSMC	Taiwán	24.7%
2	Samsung Electronics	Corea del Sur	16.1%
3	SK hynix	Corea del Sur	5.1%
4	Tencent	China	4.5%
5	MediaTek	Taiwán	4.5%
6	Alibaba	China	3.6%
7	Delta Electronics	Taiwán	2.5%
8	SK Square	Corea del Sur	2.0%
9	China Construction Bank	China	2.0%
10	AIA Group	Hong Kong	2.0%

Top 10 ≈ 66.9% del fondo. TSMC + Samsung (con preferentes) ≈ 42%. Los nombres de chips y hardware (TSMC, Samsung, SK hynix, MediaTek, Delta, SK Square, Hon Hai, ASE) suman ~60%.

Países (31 mar 2026, fact sheet oficial)

País	Peso
Taiwán	32.6%
China	31.6%
Corea del Sur	24.4%
Hong Kong	5.6%
Singapur	5.5%

Datos clave

Métrica	Valor
Expense ratio	0.50% (~$50 por $10,000/año)
Dividend yield (TTM)	~1.5% (distribución semestral: jun + dic)
Últimas distribuciones	dic 2025: $1.63 · jun 2026: $0.51 (varía)
AUM	~$5.0 mil millones
Nº de empresas	~50 (el índice S&P Asia 50)
P/E de la canasta	~19x
Rendimiento 12 meses	~+75% (a jul 2026, con dividendos)

Anchor Fact

De las fábricas de las empresas de esta canasta sale la gran mayoría de los chips más avanzados del planeta: TSMC produce ~9 de cada 10, y junto con Samsung son las únicas dos compañías del mundo capaces de fabricarlos. Esas dos solas son ~42% del fondo. Comprar AIA es ser dueño del taller donde se construye físicamente la inteligencia artificial —y encima te reparte dividendos dos veces al año—.

Top Risks

Concentración — top 10 ≈ 67%; TSMC + Samsung ≈ 42%
Geopolítico China-Taiwán — Taiwán ≈ 33% del fondo; el riesgo que define al ETF
Regulación china — China ≈ 32%; precedente 2021 (Tencent/Alibaba)
Moneda — cotiza en USD, holdings en TWD/KRW/HKD/SGD
Viene de +75% en 12 meses — una corrección es posible; renta variable emergente
Dividendo variable — $1.63 (dic 2025) vs $0.51 (jun 2026); no es renta fija

¿Por qué entra al portafolio?

Aunque es una canasta y no una sola empresa, también paga dividendos (~1.5%, semestral), encaja con la tesis de 'tener cosas que te pagan', y resuelve en una sola compra en dólares lo que de otra forma exigiría cuentas de corretaje en cinco países.

Tesis en una línea

Los 50 gigantes de Asia —las fábricas de chips de la IA (TSMC, Samsung, SK hynix), las plataformas de internet chinas y los bancos y aseguradoras de la región— en un solo boleto en el Nasdaq, cobrando ~1.5% de dividendo mientras el dinero global regresa a Asia.

Research fecha: 6 Jul 2026 | Próxima revisión: Ene 2027

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Researched: 7/6/2026Updated: 7/6/2026Next review: 1/6/2027

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