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iShares MSCI Mexico ETF

EWWNYSE ArcaiSharesA

$75.88+1.41 (+1.89%)

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

A76/ 100

Rank 1 of 22 in Emerging Markets Single Country

A76/100Rank 1 of 22inEmerging Markets Single Country
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 74.47 to 75.88. Range 75.47 to 76.52. Use the arrow keys to read each point.75.0075.5076.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$1.56B
1Y total return
+18.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.25%
Holdings
42
Avg volume · 30D
1.16M sh
52W range
low $64.77high $81.65
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EWW Grade

A

Score 76 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Single Country⁠
Rank
1 of 22
Six-pillar profile for EWW. Scores out of 100: Cost 88, Risk 55, Mission 67, Tradability 100, Holdings 61, Durability 81. Strongest: Tradability (100). Weakest: Risk (55). Leans toward Tradability.

Score 76 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 100
    Rank 3 of 22

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 22

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 22

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 22

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 20

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 22

Our read on EWW

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Mar 12, 1996

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

EWW$11,797
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. EWW $11,797. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 EWW. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEWW
Year to date+11.0%
1 month+6.7%
3 months−1.2%
1 year+18.0%
3 yearsper year+12.7%
5 yearsper year+13.2%
10 yearsper year+7.3%

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 EWW
YearReturn barEWW
2026 YTD+11.0%
2025+53.7%
2024−28.2%
2023+40.4%
2022+1.3%
2021+20.3%
2020−3.1%

EWW in the news

EWW 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 Nov 2, 2026.
3.25%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.46Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.14 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 20 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.58; Dec 19, 2017 $0.51; Jun 19, 2018 $0.57; Dec 18, 2018 $0.37; Jun 17, 2019 $0.88; Dec 16, 2019 $0.43; Jun 15, 2020 $0.12; Dec 14, 2020 $0.35; Dec 30, 2020 $0.14; Jun 10, 2021 $0.39; Dec 13, 2021 $0.66; Jun 9, 2022 $0.75; Dec 13, 2022 $1.05; Jun 7, 2023 $0.46; Dec 20, 2023 $1.03; Jun 11, 2024 $0.48; Dec 17, 2024 $1.58; Jun 16, 2025 $1.08; Dec 16, 2025 $1.33; Jun 15, 2026 $1.14. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$1.14
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.33
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$1.08
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$1.58
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.48
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$1.03
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.46
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$1.05
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.75
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.66
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.39
Dec 30, 2020Jan 6, 2021$0.14

See all 52 payments⁠

$10,000 in EWW 10 years ago paid $2,857 in dividends.⁠

EWW Risk

Risk pillarB55 out of 100Rank 10 of 22 in Emerging Markets Single Country
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
20.1%
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.
0.56
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.
−31.2%
Trough Dec 2024
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.
1.06
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.

EWW Cost

Compare EWW and FLMX

Overpaying vs FLMX, cheapest in Emerging Markets Single Country

$6,027

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

  • EWW 0.50%

    $9,979

  • FLMX 0.19% Cheapest

    $3,952

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EWW 0.50%
  • FLMX 0.19%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530EWW $9,979FLMX $3,952

Year by year

YearEWWFLMXOverpaying
10$900$347$553
20$3,460$1,351$2,109
30$9,979$3,952$6,027

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