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EWT

GradeCNew York Stock Exchange Arca

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

Countries & Regions · IShares · Inception 2000-06-19 · SEC filings

$112.59−2.52 (−2.18%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:10 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 69 prints from 115.11 to 112.59. Range 112.23 to 113.94. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$113.00$113.50$114.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$12.5B
1Y return
+88.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.45%
Holdings
76
Volume · 30D
5.6M sh
NAV per share
$115.42
52W range
low $59.96high $115.82

The ETF.net EWT Grade

C

46/ 100

Rank 25 of 38 in Developed Single Country⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for EWT. Scores out of 100: Cost 18, Risk 41, Mission 62, Tradability 64, Holdings 60, Durability 82. Strongest: Durability (82). Weakest: Cost (18). Leans toward Durability.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 46 of 100 sits in the C 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.
    FScore 18
    Category rank30/38 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    BScore 62
    Category rank20/35 · mid-pack

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 41
    Category rank25/37 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 64
    Category rank11/38 · top 29%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 60
    Category rank13/36 · top 36%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 82
    Category rank2/38 · top 5%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on EWT

ETF.net Research

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

  1. 01Trading since 2000 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that changes hands very actively, so the market in it is deep on both sides.
  2. 02One 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.
  3. 03Plain 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

  1. 01At 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%.
  2. 02One country, about 80 stocks: moves can run hotter than a globally diversified fund, and everything rides on a single economy.
  3. 03Distributions come once or twice a year, not quarterly, so the income arrives in lumps.

EWT Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 3:23 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
76
Top-10 weight
48%
Largest holding
2330.TW22.1%

Sectors

  • Technology73.9%
  • Financials14.0%
  • Materials3.8%
  • Industrials2.8%
  • Consumer Discr.2.4%
  • Communication1.2%
  • Health Care1.0%
  • Cons. Staples1.0%

Geography

  • Taiwan (Province of China)98.99%
  • Cayman Islands1.00%
  • United States0.01%

Developed 0% · Emerging 100% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 6.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0012330.TWTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING22.06%34,522,467$2.7B175
0022454.TWMEDIATEK6.98%5,706,175$846M162
0032308.TWDELTA ELECTRONICS3.64%8,069,180$441M154
0042317.TWHON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY3.26%50,118,296$395M114
0053711.TWASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING2.73%16,451,432$330M115
0062303.TWUNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP2.28%56,172,501$276M112
0071303.TWNAN YA PLASTICS CORP1.98%31,961,938$239M85
0082383.TWELITE MATERIAL1.88%1,481,000$228M114
0093037.TWUNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY1.84%7,223,617$223M103
0103017.TWASIA VITAL COMPONENTS1.83%2,058,000$222M103
0112881.TWFUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING1.69%43,226,419$205M100
0122887.TWTS FINANCIAL HOLDING1.68%145,400,107$203M95
0132891.TWCTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING1.53%84,711,325$185M107
0142327.TWYAGEO1.48%10,368,836$180M96
0152345.TWACCTON TECHNOLOGY1.43%2,976,000$174M122

Showing 1–15 of 78 holdings

EWT Performance

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

EWT$18,809
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. EWT $18,809. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,782$14,213$19,645Sep 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 EWT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEWT
Year to date+81.2%
1 month+10.4%
3 months+3.2%
1 year+88.1%
3 years+46.4%per year
5 years+21.8%per year
10 years+19.8%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 EWT
YearReturn barEWT
2026 YTD+81.2%
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 Sep 22, 2026.
2.45%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, 2015Data unavailable$0.80
Dec 17, 2014Dec 24, 2014$0.58

EWT Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
24.7%
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.
1.38
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.
−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.

EWT Cost

Expense ratio0.59%
  • The middle half of Developed Single Country funds
  • Median 0.50%

28 of the 38 Developed Single Country funds charge less.

EWT costs $59.00 a year on $10,000. The median Developed Single Country fund costs $50.00.