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iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

EWTNYSE ArcaC

$113.46−0.81 (−0.71%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

C47/ 100

Rank 23 of 38 in Developed Single Country

C47/100Rank 23 of 38inDeveloped Single Country
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 114.27 to 113.46. Range 112.55 to 113.47. Use the arrow keys to read each point.112.50113.00114.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$12.5B
1Y total return
+94.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.46%
Holdings
79
Avg volume · 30D
5.3M sh
NAV per share
$114.64
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
23 of 38
Six-pillar profile for EWT. Scores out of 100: Cost 18, Risk 42, Mission 61, Tradability 68, Holdings 60, 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.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 35

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 24 of 37

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 38

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B60 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

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 Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
79
Top-10 weight
49%
Largest holding
2330.TW21.9%

Sectors

  • Information Technology75.6%
  • Financials13.8%
  • Materials4.3%
  • Industrials2.6%
  • Communication1.6%
  • Consumer Staples0.9%
  • Health Care0.8%
  • Consumer Discretionary0.4%

Geography

  • Taiwan (Province of China)98.90%
  • Cayman Islands1.08%
  • United States0.02%

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 Manufacturing21.90%34,682,467$2.8B176
0022454.TWMediatek6.66%5,731,175$842M168
0032308.TWDelta Electronics3.94%8,104,180$499M153
0042317.TWHon Hai Precision Industry3.10%50,348,296$393M118
0053711.TWAse Technology Holding3.04%16,526,432$385M115
0061303.TWNan Ya Plastics Corp2.46%32,106,938$312M85
0073037.TWUnimicron Technology2.28%7,258,617$289M103
0082383.TWElite Material2.21%1,486,000$279M115
0092303.TWUnited Micro Electronics Corp2.06%56,432,501$261M114
0103017.TWAsia Vital Components1.76%2,068,000$223M105
0112881.TWFubon Financial Holding1.65%43,426,419$208M100
0122327.TWYageo1.64%10,418,836$207M97
0133443.TWGlobal Unichip1.60%771,000$202M93
0142345.TWAccton Technology1.53%2,991,000$194M120
0152887.TWTs Financial Holding1.48%146,070,107$188M96

Showing 1–15 of 79 holdings

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$19,399
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. EWT $19,399. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,944$14,899$20,853Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for EWT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEWT
Year to date+79.9%
1 month+3.0%
3 months+7.6%
1 year+94.0%
3 yearsper year+45.0%
5 yearsper year+22.9%
10 yearsper year+19.8%

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+79.9%
2025+28.4%
2024+16.1%
2023+29.2%
2022−28.8%
2021+28.9%
2020+31.5%

EWT in the news

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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 12, 2026.
2.46%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.
24.5%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 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.
1.48
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 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.

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