iShares MSCI Australia ETF EWA
- Expense Ratio (TER) 0.50% · Fair — moderate costs
- AUM (Fund Size) 1.45B · Large — good liquidity & low tracking error
- Distribution Yield 3.01% · Strong income distribution
- Diversification 10 holdings · Top-10 = 63.6% — concentrated, higher single-stock risk
- Long-Term Track Record 3Y avg +10.9%/yr · 5Y avg +6.3%/yr
- Annual Volatility 17.3% · Moderate
- Worst 1-Year Drawdown -10.0% · Moderate drawdown
- Risk-Adjusted Return Sharpe 0.82 · Fair
Auto-generated from fund data and price history. Not investment advice — verify with the fund issuer's factsheet before investing.
About This Fund
The fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure the performance of large- and mid-capitalization segments of the Australian equity market. The fund is non-diversified.
Investment Strategy & Highlights
- Theme: Tracks Australia.
- Category: Focused Region · managed by iShares.
- Diversification: 10 top holdings reported; the top 10 positions account for 63.6% of the portfolio.
- Largest position: BHP Group Ltd (BHP.AX) at 14.81%.
- Top sector: Financial Services at 41.7% of holdings.
- Geographic exposure: Australia (63.6%) .
- Cost: Expense ratio of 0.50% — moderate for this category.
- Income: Distributes a yield of approximately 3.01%.
- Track record: 3Y avg +10.94% · 5Y avg +6.30% per year.
- Trading: Listed on PCX, denominated in USD.
Curated from issuer disclosures, fund factsheets, and public market data. Figures are illustrative and not investment advice.
Key Facts
Performance Returns
Total price return over each window. 3Y/5Y use weekly close history; shorter windows use daily closes.
Risk & Volatility
Volatility = stdev of daily returns × √252. Sharpe-like = annualized mean / annualized vol (rf = 0%). Educational estimates from 1-year price history.
Technical Trend
Signal: Bullish (price > SMA50 > SMA200)
Computed from daily close history. SMA-50 above SMA-200 is the classic “golden cross” trend regime. RSI > 70 overbought · RSI < 30 oversold.
PROS
- Low expense ratio (0.50%).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from fund metrics.
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Top Holdings (10)
| # | Symbol / CUSIP | Name | Weight % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHP.AX | BHP Group Ltd | +14.81% |
| 2 | CBA.AX | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | +13.52% |
| 3 | WBC.AX | Westpac Banking Corp | +5.91% |
| 4 | NAB.AX | National Australia Bank Ltd | +5.70% |
| 5 | ANZ.AX | ANZ Group Holdings Ltd | +5.23% |
| 6 | WES.AX | Wesfarmers Ltd | +5.04% |
| 7 | MQG.AX | Macquarie Group Ltd | +4.45% |
| 8 | RIO.AX | Rio Tinto Ltd | +3.15% |
| 9 | GMG.AX | Goodman Group | +3.05% |
| 10 | CSL.AX | CSL Ltd | +2.73% |
Top holdings as reported by the fund issuer; full list of constituents may not be available.
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