iShares MSCI Mexico ETF
$73.240.00 (0.00%)
- 0.50%
- $1.4B
- +17.7%
- 3.37%
- 1.2M sh
- $71.92
- low $64.70high $81.65
The ETF.net EWW Grade
A
Score 77 out of 100
- 1 of 22
Score 77 of 100 falls in the A 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 100Rank 3 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A72 out of 100Rank 1 of 22Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C52 out of 100Rank 11 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B59 out of 100Rank 9 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A81 out of 100Rank 1 of 22
Our read on EWW
AMexico in one ticker, doing that job since 1996. Roughly 40 of the country's biggest listed names, capped so no single company runs the show, for 0.50% a year.
The fund seeks to track an index composed of Mexican equities and provides targeted exposure to companies in Mexico.
Why people hold it
- 0.50% a year, below the typical single-country emerging-market fund. Cheap is not the pitch here, but you are not paying a premium for the exposure.
- A billion-dollar-plus fund that trades actively, which is why it has long been the default way US investors get Mexico exposure in a brokerage account.
- The 25/50 index rules keep any one issuer from swallowing the portfolio, a real safeguard in a market where a handful of giants dominate the exchange.ishares.com
- Tracks its MSCI Mexico index tightly and ranks among the strongest builds in the single-country emerging-market group.
Worth knowing
- About 40 stocks, one country, one currency. Peso moves and Mexican politics land straight in the return, with no diversification to soften them.
- FLMX tracks Mexico for 0.19%. If cost is the deciding factor, that gap is the trade-off against EWW's deeper trading and longer track record.
- Distributions come once or twice a year, not monthly. This is an equity exposure vehicle, not a steady income line.
EWW Holdings
- Stocks
- 42
- 65%
- GMEXICOB.MX
Geography
- Mexico100.00%
Developed 0% · Emerging 100%
EWW Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EWW$11,765
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 | EWW |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +7.2% |
| 1 month | −2.8% |
| 3 months | −2.2% |
| 1 year | +17.7% |
| 3 years | +13.7% |
| 5 years | +12.3% |
| 10 years | +6.6% |
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 | EWW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +7.2% | |
| 2025 | +53.7% | |
| 2024 | −28.2% | |
| 2023 | +40.4% | |
| 2022 | +1.3% | |
| 2021 | +20.3% | |
| 2020 | −3.1% |
EWW in the news
EWW Dividends
- 3.37%
- $2.46
- $1.14 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EWW Risk
- 20.4%
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.
- 0.38
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.
- −31.2%
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.
- 1.06
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EWW Cost
0.50%
EWW0.50%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Single Country funds
- Median 0.59%
2 of the 21 Emerging Markets Single Country funds charge less.
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- BEPOLiShares MSCI Poland ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +44.0%
- BEWMiShares MSCI Malaysia ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +9.7%
- BECHiShares MSCI Chile ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +22.2%
- BEZAiShares MSCI South Africa ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return +8.5%