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iShares MSCI Australia ETF

EWANYSE ArcaB

$28.77+0.10 (+0.35%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

B66/ 100

Rank 8 of 38 in Developed Single Country

B66/100Rank 8 of 38inDeveloped Single Country
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Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$1.2B
1Y total return
+11.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.96%
Holdings
47
Avg volume · 30D
2.5M sh
NAV per share
$28.62
52W range
low $24.94high $30.48
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EWA Grade

B

Score 66 out of 100

Category
Developed Single Country⁠
Rank
8 of 38
Six-pillar profile for EWA. Scores out of 100: Cost 55, Risk 46, Mission 82, Tradability 93, Holdings 45, Durability 77. Strongest: Tradability (93). Weakest: Holdings (45). Leans toward Tradability.

Score 66 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 38

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 35

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 37

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A93 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 38

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 23 of 36

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 38

Our read on EWA

ETF.net Research

BTrading since 1996, EWA is the veteran way to own Australia from a US brokerage account: roughly 50 of the market's biggest listed names, tracking the MSCI Australia Index, in one ticker.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of Australian equities, providing targeted exposure to companies in Australia.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Live since 1996, so its record spans multiple market cycles rather than one lucky stretch.
  2. 02Sticks closely to the MSCI Australia Index it promises, one of the tighter mandate deliveries among developed single-country funds.
  3. 03A multi-billion-dollar fund that changes hands actively every day, unlike the thin end of the country-ETF shelf.
  4. 04At 0.50% a year, it sits right at the going rate for developed single-country funds.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Cheaper Australia exposure exists: Franklin's FLAU charges 0.09% for the same country, using a FTSE index instead of MSCI.
  2. 02One country, about 50 stocks. Concentration cuts both ways, and the ride is bumpier than a globally diversified fund.
  3. 03Distributions land annually or semiannually, not monthly, so income arrives in lumps.

EWA Holdings

As of Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
47
Top-10 weight
65%
Largest holding
BHP.AX15.6%

Sectors

  • Financials40.7%
  • Materials25.5%
  • Consumer Discretionary6.6%
  • Health Care5.6%
  • Industrials5.1%
  • Energy4.6%
  • Real Estate4.1%
  • Consumer Staples4.0%
  • Utilities1.7%
  • Communication1.3%
  • Information Technology0.8%

Geography

  • Australia99.51%
  • New Zealand0.49%

Developed 100% · Emerging 0% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001BHP.AXBhp Group Ltd15.64%4,372,120$186M152
002CBA.AXCommonwealth Bank of Australia12.62%1,439,877$150M118
003NAB.AXNational Australia Bank5.93%2,682,245$70M121
004WBC.AXWestpac Banking Corporation5.82%2,942,889$69M118
005ANZ.AXAnz Group Holdings Ltd5.66%2,594,951$67M115
006MQG.AXMacquarie Group Ltd Def4.57%313,578$54M108
007CSL.AXCsl4.45%412,064$53M123
008WES.AXWesfarmers4.43%976,817$53M119
009WDS.AXWoodside Energy Group Ltd3.10%1,635,740$37M110
010RIO.AXRio Tinto3.05%319,921$36M128
011GMG.AXGoodman Group Units2.73%1,715,478$32M101
012WOW.AXWoolworths Group Ltd2.44%1,051,331$29M113
013TCL.AXTransurban Group Stapled Units2.09%2,685,952$25M114
014QBE.AXQbe Insurance Group1.90%1,286,494$23M126
015ALL.AXAristocrat Leisure1.68%464,673$20M117

Showing 1–15 of 47 holdings

EWA Performance

Launched Mar 12, 1996

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

EWA$11,186
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. EWA $11,186. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,227$10,748$12,269Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for EWA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEWA
Year to date+11.0%
1 month−2.0%
3 months+0.8%
1 year+11.9%
3 yearsper year+14.4%
5 yearsper year+6.6%
10 yearsper year+7.7%

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for EWA
YearReturn barEWA
2026 YTD+11.0%
2025+13.4%
2024+1.6%
2023+13.9%
2022−5.9%
2021+9.0%
2020+8.3%

EWA in the news

EWA Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 12, 2026.
2.96%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.85Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.40 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 20 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.47; Dec 19, 2017 $0.56; Jun 19, 2018 $0.43; Dec 18, 2018 $0.74; Jun 17, 2019 $0.44; Dec 16, 2019 $0.46; Jun 15, 2020 $0.28; Dec 14, 2020 $0.20; Jun 10, 2021 $0.38; Dec 13, 2021 $0.67; Dec 30, 2021 $0.22; Jun 9, 2022 $0.74; Dec 13, 2022 $0.43; Jun 7, 2023 $0.42; Dec 20, 2023 $0.49; Jun 11, 2024 $0.47; Dec 17, 2024 $0.42; Jun 16, 2025 $0.40; Dec 16, 2025 $0.44; Jun 15, 2026 $0.40. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.40
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.44
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.40
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.42
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.47
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.49
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.42
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.43
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.74
Dec 30, 2021Jan 5, 2022$0.22
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.67
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.38

EWA Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
16.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.58
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−24.8%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.99
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

EWA Cost

Expense ratio0.50%
  • The middle half of Developed Single Country funds
  • Median 0.50%

13 of the 38 Developed Single Country funds charge less.

EWA costs $50.00 a year on $10,000. The median Developed Single Country fund costs $50.00.

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