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iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

EWMNYSE ArcaB

$26.96+0.17 (+0.63%)

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

B62/ 100

Rank 4 of 22 in Emerging Markets Single Country

B62/100Rank 4 of 22inEmerging Markets Single Country
Intraday session: up, 73 prints from 26.79 to 26.96. Range 26.91 to 26.98. Use the arrow keys to read each point.26.8526.9010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$256M
1Y total return
+9.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.72%
Holdings
25
Avg volume · 30D
0.2M sh
NAV per share
$26.66
52W range
low $25.41high $30.64
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EWM Grade

B

Score 62 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Single Country⁠
Rank
4 of 22
Six-pillar profile for EWM. Scores out of 100: Cost 88, Risk 75, Mission 43, Tradability 51, Holdings 40, Durability 58. Strongest: Cost (88). Weakest: Holdings (40). Leans toward Cost.

Score 62 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.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 22

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 22

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 22

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 22

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 20

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B58 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 22

Our read on EWM

ETF.net Research

BMalaysia in one ticker, running since 1996. EWM tracks the MSCI Malaysia index, a cap-weighted slice of Kuala Lumpur's largest listed companies, and charges less than the typical single-country emerging markets fund.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index composed of Malaysian equities.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Listed in 1996, which puts it among the oldest ETFs still trading. Nearly three decades of doing one job: hold Malaysian equities, track the index.ishares.com
  2. 020.50% a year, under the median for its single-country emerging markets peer group and below iShares siblings EPOL and EZA at 0.59%.
  3. 03Sits in the upper tier of the single-country emerging markets funds we grade, helped by a low fee and a milder volatility profile than much of that group.
  4. 04No guesswork about the mandate: BlackRock builds it as a way to express a single-country view on Malaysian companies, and the index name is right on the tin.ishares.com

Worth knowing

  1. 01Market-cap weighting in a modest-sized market means a short list of Kuala Lumpur heavyweights drives most of the fund's day-to-day move.stockanalysis.com
  2. 02One country, one currency. The holdings trade in ringgit and the fund is unhedged, so currency moves against the dollar land in your return alongside the stocks.ishares.com
  3. 03Volume is moderate rather than deep, and payouts arrive once or twice a year instead of quarterly. Limit orders are the friendlier way in and out.

EWM Holdings

As of Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
25
Top-10 weight
76%
Largest holding
1295.KL16.4%

Sectors

  • Financials49.7%
  • Utilities13.8%
  • Industrials11.0%
  • Materials8.6%
  • Consumer Staples8.2%
  • Communication5.6%
  • Health Care3.2%

Geography

  • Malaysia99.90%
  • United Kingdom0.05%
  • United States0.05%

Developed 0% · Emerging 100% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 2.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0011295.KLPublic Bank16.36%35,077,100$39M64
0021023.KLCimb Group Holdings13.11%17,702,112$31M65
0031155.KLMalayan Banking10.94%10,929,281$26M62
0045347.KLTenaga Nasional6.49%4,938,712$16M52
0055398.KLGamuda6.34%12,216,218$15M48
0068869.KLPress Metal Aluminium Holdings6.18%8,376,800$15M59
007—Myr Cash5.95%58,332,023$14M49
0086742.KLYtl Power International4.01%6,891,680$10M45
0091015.KLAmmb Holdings3.50%5,616,737$8M57
0105285.KLSd Guthrie3.37%5,470,055$8M51
0115819.KLHong Leong Bank3.22%1,468,640$8M57
0125225.KLIhh Healthcare3.14%3,893,900$8M58
0136033.KLPetronas Gas3.12%1,787,500$7M54
0141066.KLRhb Bank3.09%4,193,102$7M54
0155211.KLSunway Bhd2.76%6,143,400$7M51

Showing 1–15 of 25 holdings

EWM 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.

EWM$10,966
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. EWM $10,966. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,571$10,983$12,395Oct 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 EWM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEWM
Year to date−0.1%
1 month−3.5%
3 months−2.3%
1 year+9.7%
3 yearsper year+12.8%
5 yearsper year+4.1%
10 yearsper year+2.3%

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 EWM
YearReturn barEWM
2026 YTD−0.1%
2025+15.7%
2024+19.5%
2023−3.6%
2022−6.0%
2021−7.4%
2020+3.2%

EWM in the news

Filtered to EWM · Emerging Markets Single Country

EWM 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.
3.72%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.00Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.57 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. 18 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.35; Dec 19, 2017 $1.49; Jun 19, 2018 $0.64; Dec 18, 2018 $0.51; Jun 17, 2019 $0.52; Dec 16, 2019 $0.31; Jun 15, 2020 $0.54; Jun 10, 2021 $0.84; Dec 13, 2021 $0.78; Jun 9, 2022 $0.47; Dec 13, 2022 $0.22; Jun 7, 2023 $0.37; Dec 20, 2023 $0.37; Jun 11, 2024 $0.36; Dec 17, 2024 $0.45; Jun 16, 2025 $0.51; Dec 16, 2025 $0.43; Jun 15, 2026 $0.57. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.57
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.43
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.51
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.45
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.36
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.37
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.37
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.22
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.47
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.78
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.84
Jun 15, 2020Jun 19, 2020$0.54

EWM Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.9%
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.
0.74
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.
−22.7%
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.
0.46
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.

EWM Cost

Expense ratio0.50%
  • The middle half of Emerging Markets Single Country funds
  • Median 0.59%

2 of the 21 Emerging Markets Single Country funds charge less.

EWM costs $50.00 a year on $10,000. The median Emerging Markets Single Country fund costs $59.00.

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