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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

EWTNYSE ArcaiSharesC

$100.66−0.45 (−0.45%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C47/ 100

Rank 22 of 38 in Developed Single Country

C47/100Rank 22 of 38inDeveloped Single Country
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 101.11 to 100.66. Range 100.62 to 103.27. Use the arrow keys to read each point.101.50102.00102.50103.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$11.1B
1Y total return
+58.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.79%
Holdings
79
Avg volume · 30D
5.02M sh
52W range
low $59.96high $118.47
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EWT Grade

C

Score 47 out of 100

Category
Developed Single Country⁠
Rank
22 of 38
Six-pillar profile for EWT. Scores out of 100: Cost 18, Risk 40, Mission 60, Tradability 70, Holdings 62, Durability 82. Strongest: Durability (82). Weakest: Cost (18). Leans toward Durability.

Score 47 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    F18 out of 100
    Rank 29 of 38

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 35

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 26 of 38

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 38

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 36

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 38

Our read on EWT

ETF.net Research

In short

CRunning since 2000, EWT is the veteran, heavily traded way to own Taiwan in one ticker: roughly 80 of the island's listed companies, tracking MSCI's capped Taiwan index.

Stated mandate

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

Why people hold it

  • Trading since 2000 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that changes hands very actively, so the market in it is deep on both sides.
  • One ticker covers roughly 80 Taiwanese companies, and the index is the capped 25/50 version, which limits how much weight the largest holdings can carry.
  • Plain plumbing: a straight index fund from iShares with no leverage, no derivatives overlay, no income gimmicks, and no structural red flags in our review.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.59% a year it sits above the single-country median of 0.50%, and the cheapest funds in that group, such as FLKR and FLAU, charge 0.09%.
  • One country, about 80 stocks: moves can run hotter than a globally diversified fund, and everything rides on a single economy.
  • Distributions come once or twice a year, not quarterly, so the income arrives in lumps.

EWT Performance

Launched Jun 20, 2000

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

EWT$15,869
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. EWT $15,869. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,500$15,000$17,500Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 EWT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEWT
Year to date+59.2%
1 month−10.4%
3 months+4.7%
1 year+58.7%
3 yearsper year+41.4%
5 yearsper year+18.8%
10 yearsper year+18.3%

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 EWT
YearReturn barEWT
2026 YTD+59.2%
2025+28.4%
2024+16.1%
2023+29.2%
2022−28.8%
2021+28.9%
2020+31.5%

EWT in the news

EWT 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 30, 2026.
2.79%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.82Last 12 months
Last payment
$2.82 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 19, 2017 $1.02; Dec 18, 2018 $1.00; Dec 16, 2019 $1.02; Dec 14, 2020 $0.97; Dec 13, 2021 $1.76; Dec 13, 2022 $7.56; Dec 20, 2023 $5.53; Dec 17, 2024 $1.72; Dec 16, 2025 $2.82. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$2.82
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$1.72
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$5.53
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$7.56
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$1.76
Dec 14, 2020Dec 18, 2020$0.97
Dec 16, 2019Dec 20, 2019$1.02
Dec 18, 2018Dec 24, 2018$1.00
Dec 19, 2017Dec 26, 2017$1.02
Dec 21, 2016Dec 28, 2016$0.70
Dec 21, 2015No data$0.80
Dec 17, 2014Dec 24, 2014$0.58

— Pay date not on file.

See all 24 payments⁠

$10,000 in EWT 10 years ago paid $7,868 in dividends.⁠

EWT Risk

Risk pillarC40 out of 100Rank 26 of 38 in Developed Single Country
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
25.6%
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.
1.32
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.
−38.9%
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.
1.17
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.

EWT Cost

Compare EWT and FLKR

Overpaying vs FLKR, tied cheapest in Developed Single Country

$9,737

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

  • EWT 0.59%

    $11,635

  • FLKR 0.09% Tied cheapest

    $1,898

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EWT 0.59%
  • FLKR 0.09%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530EWT $11,635FLKR $1,898

Year by year

YearEWTFLKROverpaying
10$1,058$165$893
20$4,051$646$3,405
30$11,635$1,898$9,737

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