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EWM

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

Countries & Regions · IShares · Inception 1996-03-11 · SEC filings

$27.66−0.34 (−1.21%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 58 prints from 28.00 to 27.66. Range 27.64 to 27.77. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$27.70$27.7510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$308M
1Y return
+12.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.56%
Holdings
21
Volume · 30D
0.3M sh
NAV per share
$27.60
52W range
low $25.23high $30.64

The ETF.net EWM Grade

B

62/ 100

Rank 4 of 22 in Emerging Markets Single Country⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for EWM. Scores out of 100: Cost 88, Risk 78, Mission 42, Tradability 50, Holdings 34, Durability 58. Strongest: Cost (88). Weakest: Holdings (34). Leans toward Cost.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 62 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 88
    Category rank3/22 · top 14%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    CScore 42
    Category rank10/22 · top 45%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    AScore 78
    Category rank1/22 · top 5%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 50
    Category rank10/22 · top 45%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 34
    Category rank17/20 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 58
    Category rank11/22 · top 50%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

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 Sep 22, 2026, 3:23 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
21
Top-10 weight
72%
Largest holding
1295.KL15.2%

Sectors

Geography

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 2.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0011295.KLPUBLIC BANK15.17%39,908,500$47M65
0021023.KLCIMB GROUP HOLDINGS13.24%21,775,112$41M67
0031155.KLMALAYAN BANKING11.05%13,443,381$34M64
0048869.KLPRESS METAL ALUMINIUM HOLDINGS6.40%10,302,700$20M61
0055347.KLTENAGA NASIONAL6.31%6,072,512$19M53
0065398.KLGAMUDA5.29%13,898,818$16M50
0076742.KLYTL POWER INTERNATIONAL3.77%8,484,580$12M47
0081015.KLAMMB HOLDINGS3.68%6,900,837$11M59
009—SD GUTHRIE3.38%6,728,255$10M31
0105819.KLHONG LEONG BANK3.25%1,807,740$10M59
0111066.KLRHB BANK3.23%5,156,202$10M56
0126033.KLPETRONAS GAS3.06%2,197,500$9M56
0135225.KLIHH HEALTHCARE2.92%4,790,100$9M60
0145211.KLSUNWAY BHD2.66%7,568,500$8M52
0151961.KLIOI CORPORATION2.53%6,543,630$8M49

Showing 1–15 of 24 holdings

EWM Performance

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

EWM$11,257
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. EWM $11,257. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,335$10,757$12,179Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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+4.4%
1 month−2.3%
3 months+3.5%
1 year+12.6%
3 years+14.0%per year
5 years+6.0%per year
10 years+2.5%per year

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+4.4%
2025+15.7%
2024+19.5%
2023−3.6%
2022−6.0%
2021−7.4%
2020+3.2%

EWM in the news

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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 Sep 22, 2026.
3.56%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.
12.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.78
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.