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EWY

GradeCNew York Stock Exchange Arca

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

Countries & Regions · IShares · Inception 2000-05-08 · SEC filings

$185.89−6.73 (−3.49%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:15 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 70 prints from 192.62 to 185.89. Range 184.96 to 188.85. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$185.00$187.00$188.00$189.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$27.4B
1Y return
+141.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.06%
Holdings
78
Volume · 30D
19.7M sh
NAV per share
$189.77
52W range
low $78.27high $220.89

The ETF.net EWY Grade

C

41/ 100

Rank 30 of 38 in Developed Single Country⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for EWY. Scores out of 100: Cost 18, Risk 28, Mission 59, Tradability 62, Holdings 36, Durability 84. Strongest: Durability (84). Weakest: Cost (18). Leans toward Durability.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 41 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 rank32/38 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    BScore 59
    Category rank24/35 · mid-pack

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 28
    Category rank32/37 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 62
    Category rank12/38 · top 32%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 36
    Category rank27/36 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 84
    Category rank1/38 · top 3%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on EWY

ETF.net Research

CKorea in one ticker since 2000: a multi-billion-dollar, heavily traded fund built on a capped index so no single conglomerate swallows the portfolio. Newer rivals charge far less for similar exposure.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of South Korean equities, providing targeted exposure to companies in South Korea.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Trading since 2000, through every Korean boom and bust, and still a multi-billion-dollar fund that is very actively traded.
  2. 02Tracks the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index, a capped build that limits how far any single issuer can dominate roughly 80 holdings.ishares.com
  3. 03One ticker buys the South Korean equity market: no ADR hunting, no local brokerage account.ishares.com

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 0.59% a year it runs above the typical single-country developed fund, and Franklin's FLKR charges 0.09% for Korea exposure.
  2. 02Everything rides on one country and roughly 80 names, so Korean policy, sector cycles and won moves land directly in the price.
  3. 03Income arrives annually or semiannually, not on a monthly drip.

EWY Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 3:23 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
78
Top-10 weight
63%
Largest holding
000660.KS24.5%

Sectors

  • Technology54.6%
  • Industrials17.0%
  • Financials11.1%
  • Consumer Discr.5.1%
  • Health Care3.3%
  • Communication3.2%
  • Cons. Staples2.5%
  • Materials1.6%
  • Energy1.4%
  • Utilities0.3%

Geography

  • South Korea100.00%

Developed 0% · Emerging 100% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 6.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001000660.KSSK HYNIX24.54%4,794,207$6.4B184
002005930.KSSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD21.97%30,539,696$5.8B176
003—KRW CASH3.10%1,123,193,305,667$813M63
004402340.KSSK SQUARE2.93%984,009$768M111
005009150.KSSAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD2.49%650,186$653M112
006105560.KSKB FINANCIAL GROUP1.98%4,098,134$519M99
007055550.KSSHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP1.61%5,288,439$421M93
008005380.KSHYUNDAI MOTOR1.53%1,524,499$403M98
009086790.KSHANA FINANCIAL GROUP1.32%3,597,860$346M103
010034020.KSDOOSAN ENERBILITY LTD1.30%5,561,062$342M85
011012450.KSHANWHA AEROSPACE LTD1.26%424,207$331M93
012006400.KSSAMSUNG SDI LTD1.19%796,852$312M91
013035420.KSNAVER1.08%1,974,001$282M105
014028260.KSSAMSUNG C&T CORP1.07%1,106,890$281M80
015068270.KSCELLTRION1.05%2,113,786$274M83

Showing 1–15 of 82 holdings

EWY Performance

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

EWY$24,154
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. EWY $24,154. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,096$18,498$28,900Sep 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 EWY. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEWY
Year to date+98.1%
1 month+8.0%
3 months−12.1%
1 year+141.5%
3 years+50.5%per year
5 years+21.2%per year
10 years+14.9%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 EWY
YearReturn barEWY
2026 YTD+98.1%
2025+95.4%
2024−20.5%
2023+19.1%
2022−26.6%
2021−7.6%
2020+39.4%

EWY in the news

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EWY 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.
1.06%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.04Last 12 months
Last payment
$2.04 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 $2.18; Dec 18, 2018 $0.79; Dec 16, 2019 $1.31; Dec 14, 2020 $0.63; Dec 13, 2021 $1.68; Dec 13, 2022 $0.70; Dec 20, 2023 $1.65; Dec 17, 2024 $1.30; Dec 16, 2025 $2.04. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$2.04
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$1.30
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$1.65
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.70
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$1.68
Dec 14, 2020Dec 18, 2020$0.63
Dec 16, 2019Dec 20, 2019$1.31
Dec 18, 2018Dec 24, 2018$0.79
Dec 19, 2017Dec 26, 2017$2.18
Dec 21, 2016Dec 28, 2016$0.65
Dec 21, 2015Dec 28, 2015$1.20
Dec 17, 2014Dec 24, 2014$0.66

EWY Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
42.9%
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.
0.99
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.
−42.4%
Trough Sep 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.
2.40
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.

EWY 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.

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