Price as of 28 Oct 2026Daily close, not a live quoteLast reviewed 4 days ago
Screened 2026-10-28 · the tape above runs as of 21:09 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
Our fair-value range: range not available (screen dated 2026-10-28).
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
iShares MSCI EM Islamic ETF holds its Markdown at $702.50. Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 143 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 143 days |
| Price at the screen | $702.50 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · N/A forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 30.0 |
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Excluded | Core business clean | Shariah-screened instrument — compliant by design | Fail |
| Debt load | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | Excluded | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. | Fail |
| Revenue purity | Excluded | Below 5% | of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. | Fail |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadiShares MSCI EM Islamic ETF clears all five screens. Its business is in a permissible area, its debt, cash, receivables and income are all inside the lines, so it passes.
Read as at 2026-10-31. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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Our analysis reads OVERVALUED
How a fair value is estimated: discounted cash flow (DCF).
ProjectionsWhere our models see it going: no fair-value estimate yet, range not available, dated to the 2026-10-28 screen.
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The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 3.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical pass with moderate score. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is momentum reading oversold.
The framework has shifted from accumulation to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 1.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical pass with moderate score. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading overbought.
The framework has shifted from markdown to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 22.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical pass with moderate score. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading overbought.
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical pass with moderate score. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading overbought.
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: PASS with ethical pass with moderate score. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A. Technically it is momentum reading overbought.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $962.36 | -1.2% | $85.50 | $1,077 | +7.7% |
| 2 months | $829.75 | +14.6% | $137.62 | $1,312 | +31.2% |
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