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About iShares Inc iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
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Inception date
May 9, 2000
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
EWY provides unbiased exposure to the Korean equity market with significant exposure to Samsung. The fund tracks an index that ignores most small- and micro-cap stocks. To ensure diversification, the index applies certain investment limits with no single issuer exceeding 25% of the Underlying Index weight, and all issuers with a weight above 5% not cumulatively exceeding 50%. These limits are imposed on regulated investment companies (RICs) under the current US Internal Revenue Code. The index is rebalanced quarterly to coincide with the reporting requirements of RIC-compliant funds.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Electronic Technology
Finance
Producer Manufacturing
Stocks99.17%
Electronic Technology36.26%
Finance16.19%
Producer Manufacturing13.85%
Consumer Durables7.66%
Health Technology6.76%
Technology Services5.65%
Consumer Non-Durables2.27%
Process Industries2.07%
Non-Energy Minerals2.06%
Transportation1.73%
Industrial Services1.31%
Energy Minerals0.88%
Utilities0.78%
Communications0.64%
Commercial Services0.63%
Consumer Services0.44%
Retail Trade0.00%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.83%
Cash0.79%
Miscellaneous0.04%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia100.00%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
EWY invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Electronic Technology, with 36.26% stocks, and Finance, with 16.19% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
EWY top holdings are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and SK hynix Inc., occupying 21.02% and 10.28% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EWY last dividends amounted to 1.30 USD. The year before, the issuer paid 1.65 USD in dividends, which shows a 27.18% decrease.
EWY assets under management is 3.12 B USD. It's risen 12.34% over the last month.
EWY fund flows account for −1.84 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, EWY pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.10%. The last dividend (Dec 20, 2024) amounted to 1.30 USD. The dividends are paid annually.
EWY shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on May 9, 2000, and its management style is Passive.
EWY expense ratio is 0.59% meaning you'd have to pay 0.59% of your investment to help manage the fund.
EWY follows the MSCI Korea 25-50. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
EWY invests in stocks.
EWY price has risen by 8.27% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −3.16% decrease. See more dynamics on EWY price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 10.86% increase in three-month performance and has decreased by −1.84% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 10.86% increase in three-month performance and has decreased by −1.84% in a year.
EWY trades at a premium (0.22%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.