iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF (EWY)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index. The EWY ETF contains 109 constituents. It is focused on value holdings in the Asia-Pacific region.
Price $50.34 as of 2022-10-21Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 3.34% |
| Expense ratio | 0.59% |
| Average spread | 0.02% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.61% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -7.0% | 0.0% | -1.6% | -6.4% | 2.1% | -14.5% | 4.1% | -4.4% | -18.2% | 6.3% | -39.7% | ||
| 2021 | 2.4% | -0.1% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 1.2% | -4.8% | -2.3% | -7.0% | -1.5% | -4.7% | 5.0% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | -7.3% | -4.7% | -14.6% | 10.0% | 3.8% | 6.7% | 5.5% | 4.7% | 3.6% | -0.7% | 17.8% | 13.5% | 38.1% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -2.7% | -3.2% | 0.9% | -9.6% | 7.7% | -7.5% | -3.9% | 5.8% | 4.6% | -0.8% | 8.7% | 10.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -7.9% | 4.7% | 0.2% | -4.6% | -6.1% | -0.7% | 0.1% | 1.4% | -14.6% | 4.0% | -1.6% | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | 1.2% | 5.7% | 0.4% | 9.0% | 0.1% | 2.8% | -1.8% | 0.9% | 8.3% | 0.5% | 2.7% | 38.5% |
| 2016 | -3.9% | -2.4% | 13.4% | -1.1% | -4.8% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 1.2% | 3.2% | -4.8% | -3.8% | 1.1% | 9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 6.9% | -5.5% | -4.7% | -7.1% | -6.5% | 2.0% | 11.5% | -2.9% | -3.7% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | -8.7% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 0.5% | -8.9% | -3.1% | -3.0% | -1.6% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | -6.0% | 3.6% | -3.7% | -1.7% | -1.3% | -7.7% | 4.9% | 2.5% | 7.5% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 4.7% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | 4.4% | -0.6% | -0.5% | -11.2% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 5.0% | -2.6% | 3.6% | 6.8% | 21.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -5.4% | 10.8% | 7.2% | -4.3% | -1.0% | 1.0% | -13.7% | -17.9% | 19.0% | 1.2% | -6.1% | -8.8% |
| 3.4% | -8.9% | 14.6% | 18.4% | -21.4% | -8.8% | 8.3% | -22.3% | -22.6% | 26.2% | 13.7% | 25.7% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.68 | 1.68 | |||||||||||
| 2020 | 0.63 | 0.63 | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 1.31 | 1.31 | |||||||||||
| 2018 | 0.79 | 0.79 | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 2.18 | 2.18 | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 0.65 | 0.65 | |||||||||||
| 2015 | 1.20 | 1.20 | |||||||||||
| 2014 | 0.66 | 0.66 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 0.90 | 0.90 | |||||||||||
| 2012 | 0.36 | 0.36 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.70 | ||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.73 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 22.22% |
| SK hynix Inc | 5.31% |
| NAVER Corp. | 4.65% |
| Samsung SDI Co., Ltd | 3.80% |
| LG Chem Ltd. | 3.61% |
| Kakao Corp. | 3.26% |
| Hyundai Motor Company | 2.79% |
| Kia Corporation | 2.24% |
| POSCO | 2.18% |
| KB Financial Group Inc. | 2.18% |
| Celltrion, Inc. | 1.97% |
| Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd | 1.74% |
| Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | 1.67% |
| SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS Co., Ltd. | 1.50% |
| SK Innovation Co., Ltd | 1.36% |
| Top 15 Weights | 60.48% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| EWY | FLKR | GSEE | LDEM | MJJ | RESE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF | Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF | Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETF | iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF | Indxx MicroSectors Cannabis ETN | WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Franklin | Goldman Sachs | iShares | REX Microsectors | WisdomTree |
| Price | $50.34 | $17.65 | $35.95 | $40.3425 | $73.2053 | $24.618 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.59% |  0.09% | 0.36% | 0.16% |  0.7% | 0.32% |
| Average Spread | 0.020% | 0.340% | 0.278% | 0.273% | 1.161% | 0.406% |
| AUM | $3,339,190,000 | $43,694,800 | $23,352,200 | $563,920,000 | $43,560,500 | $22,071,800 |
| Shares | 66,332,665 | 2,475,627 | 649,573 | 13,978,321 | 595,046 | 896,571 |
| Average Daily Volume | 3,602,427 | 27,687 | 153 | 30,820 | 256 | 3,410 |
| Home page | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site |
| Inception Date | 2000-05-09 | 2017-11-02 | 2020-05-12 | 2020-02-05 | 2019-12-13 | 2016-04-07 |
| Index Tracked | MSCI Korea 25/50 Index | FTSE South Korea RIC Capped Index | Solactive GBS Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap Index | MSCI EM Extended ESG Leaders 5% Issuer Capped Index | Indxx MicroSectors North American Cannabis Index | No Underlying Index |
| Category | Asia Pacific Equities | Asia Pacific Equities | Asia Pacific Equities | Emerging Markets Equities | Health & Biotech Equities | Asia Pacific Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | Large/Mid Caps | |
| Value or Growth | Value | Value | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend |
| Region | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific | Asia-Pacific | |
| Countries | South Korea | South Korea | Broad | Broad | U.S. | Pacific ex-Japan |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $1.679 | $0.478 | $2.234 | $1.205 | $0 | $1.051 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.033% | 0.027% | 0.062% | 0.030% | 0.000% | 0.043% |
| Number of Holdings | 109 | 152 | 1091 | 476 | 0 | 298 |
| YTD Return | -35.35% | -36.13% | -27.08% | -29.36% | 0.00% | -28.18% |
| Beta | 1.22 | 0.76 | 0.44 | 0.64 | 1.18 | 0.71 |
| Upside Beta | 0.77 | 0.23 | 0.07 | 0.37 | 1.03 | 0.42 |
| Downside Beta | 0.44 | 0.01 | -0.61 | -0.60 | 0.16 | -0.50 |
| Volatility 1Y | 25.35% | 24.91% | 21.08% | 22.37% | 32.73% | 21.06% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | -0.28 | -0.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.00 | -0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |