iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF
$66.02−0.04 (−0.06%)
- 0.50%
- $702M
- +22.3%
- 4.30%
- 0.2M sh
- $66.50
- low $54.99high $71.85
The ETF.net EWN Grade
B
Score 61 out of 100
- 15 of 38
Score 61 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 100Rank 10 of 38Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A79 out of 100Rank 9 of 35Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C45 out of 100Rank 22 of 37Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A70 out of 100Rank 8 of 38Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C43 out of 100Rank 24 of 36Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A71 out of 100Rank 8 of 38
Our read on EWN
BOne ticker for the Amsterdam market: roughly 60 Dutch stocks, large-cap down to small, with capping rules that keep any single giant from swallowing the fund. Running since 1996.
The fund seeks to track a broad-based index of Dutch equities.
Why people hold it
- Full-market reach: the index spans large, mid and small caps traded mainly on the Amsterdam exchange, not just the blue-chip handful.sec.gov
- Built-in guardrail: no single issuer may exceed 25% of the index, and issuers above 5% cannot top 50% combined.sec.gov
- Trading since 1996, an ETF-industry original, and it still does one plain job: Dutch equities, no hedges, no tilts.
- Sits in the upper half of the developed single-country group: mainstream MSCI index, a mid-sized asset base and steady volume.
Worth knowing
- The 0.50% fee matches the typical developed single-country fund, though cohort peers like FLKR and FLAU run 0.09%.
- One country, about 60 names, and a cap that still allows one issuer near a quarter of the fund. Concentrated by design.sec.gov
- Cash comes annually or semiannually rather than monthly, and returns ride the euro since the holdings trade in Amsterdam.sec.gov
EWN Holdings
- Stocks
- 56
- 60%
- ASML.AS
Geography
- Netherlands90.75%
- United Kingdom3.25%
- Ireland2.56%
- Switzerland2.40%
- United States0.76%
- France0.28%
Developed 100% · Emerging 0%
EWN Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EWN$12,227
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.
| Period | EWN |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +17.0% |
| 1 month | −2.6% |
| 3 months | −3.0% |
| 1 year | +22.3% |
| 3 years | +23.5% |
| 5 years | +8.7% |
| 10 years | +12.9% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | EWN |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +17.0% | |
| 2025 | +34.9% | |
| 2024 | +1.7% | |
| 2023 | +22.1% | |
| 2022 | −24.4% | |
| 2021 | +22.7% | |
| 2020 | +23.2% |
EWN in the news
EWN Dividends
- 4.30%
- $2.84
- $0.68 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EWN Risk
- 17.3%
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.
- 1.12
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.
- −42.9%
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.
- 1.13
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EWN Cost
0.50%
EWN0.50%
- The middle half of Developed Single Country funds
- Median 0.50%
13 of the 38 Developed Single Country funds charge less.
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