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iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

EWMNYSE ArcaiSharesB

$26.71−0.53 (−1.93%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:15 AM ET

B62/ 100

Rank 4 of 22 in Emerging Markets Single Country

B62/100Rank 4 of 22inEmerging Markets Single Country
Intraday session: down, 22 prints from 27.24 to 26.71. Range 26.71 to 26.79. Use the arrow keys to read each point.26.8026.9027.0027.1010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$253M
1Y total return
+7.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.66%
Holdings
25
Avg volume · 30D
206K sh
52W range
low $26.03high $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 78, Mission 34, Tradability 57, Holdings 41, Durability 58. Strongest: Cost (88). Weakest: Mission (34). 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.
    D34 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 22

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 22

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 22

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C41 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

In short

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

  • Listed 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
  • 0.50% a year, under the median for its single-country emerging markets peer group and below iShares siblings EPOL and EZA at 0.59%.
  • Sits 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.
  • No 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

  • Market-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
  • One 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
  • Volume 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 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$10,767
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. EWM $10,767. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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+1.6%
1 month+2.2%
3 months−3.3%
1 year+7.7%
3 yearsper year+13.0%
5 yearsper year+5.3%
10 yearsper year+2.9%

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+1.6%
2025+15.7%
2024+19.5%
2023−3.6%
2022−6.0%
2021−7.4%
2020+3.2%

EWM in the news

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 Nov 9, 2026.
3.66%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

See all 50 payments⁠

$10,000 in EWM 10 years ago paid $3,842 in dividends.⁠

EWM Risk

Risk pillarA78 out of 100Rank 1 of 22 in Emerging Markets Single Country
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
0.68
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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.
−22.2%
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

EWM Cost

Compare EWM and FLMX

Overpaying vs FLMX, cheapest in Emerging Markets Single Country

$6,027

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • EWM 0.50%

    $9,979

  • FLMX 0.19% Cheapest

    $3,952

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EWM 0.50%
  • FLMX 0.19%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530EWM $9,979FLMX $3,952

Year by year

YearEWMFLMXOverpaying
10$900$347$553
20$3,460$1,351$2,109
30$9,979$3,952$6,027

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