Investing in Middle East ETFs / Middle East ETF Lists

Our lists of Middle East ETFs for the following regions or countries:

• Egypt ETFs
• Israel ETFs
• Middle East ETFs (Region Wide)
• Qatar ETFs
• Saudi Arabia
• Turkey ETFs
• UAE ETFs

Investors interested in investing in Middle East ETFs should also check out our Middle East closed-end fund list, EMEA ETF list, Middle East/Africa ETF list and Middle East ADR lists (Egypt ADR list, Israel ADR list, Jordan ADR list, Turkey ADR list and UAE ADR list) pages.

Middle East ETF List*

	ETF	Ticker	Mgr / Advisor	Asset Class	Region	Country	Inception	Tracking Index
1	ARK Israel Innovative Technology ETF	IZRL	ARK Invest	Equities - Technology	Middle East	Israel	2017/12/05	ARK Israeli Innovation Index (IZRLINVN)
2	BlueStar Israel Technology ETF	ITEQ	ETF Managers Group	Equities - Technology	Middle East	Israel	2015/11/02	BlueStar Israel Global Technology Index (BIGITech)
3	Franklin FTSE Saudi Arabia ETF	FLSA	Franklin Templeton	Equities - EM	Middle East	Saudi Arabia	2018/10/09	FTSE Saudi Arabia Capped Index
4	iShares MSCI Israel Capped Index Fund	EIS	iShares	Equities - EM	Middle East	Israel	2008/03/26	MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market Index (MISCNU)
5	iShares MSCI Qatar Capped ETF	QAT	iShares	Equities - EM	Middle East	Qatar	2014/04/29	MSCI All Qatar Capped Index (M1QLCE)
6	iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF	KSA	iShares	Equities - EM	Middle East	Saudi Arabia	2015/09/16	MSCI Saudi Arabia IMI 25/50 Index (M1SA5IM)
7	iShares MSCI Turkey Investable Market Index Fund	TUR	iShares	Equities - EM	Middle East	Turkey	2008/03/26	MSCI Turkey IMI 25/50 Index (NU724019)
8	iShares MSCI UAE Capped ETF	UAE	iShares	Equities - EM	Middle East	UAE	2014/04/29	MSCI All UAE Capped Index (M1ALCE)
9	Market Vectors Gulf States	MES	Van Eck	Equities - EM	Middle East	Multiple	2008/07/22 - 2016/10/07 Liquidated	Dow Jones GCC Titans 40 Index
10	SPDR S&P Emerging Middle East & Africa ETF	GAF	State Street SPDR	Equities - EM	Middle East / Africa	Multiple	2007/03/19 - 2017/07/24 Liquidated	S&P Mid-East and Africa BMI Index
11	VanEck Egypt Index ETF	EGPT	Van Eck	Equities - EM	Middle East / Africa	Egypt	2010/02/16	VanEck Egypt Index ETF (MVEGPTTR)
12	VanEck Israel ETF	ISRA	Van Eck	Equities - EM	Middle East	Israel	2013/06/26	BlueStar Israel Global Index (BLSNTR)
13	WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund	GULF	WisdomTree	Equities - EM	Middle East	Multiple	2008/07/16 - 2020/05/27 Liquidated	WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Index

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