iShares MSCI South Korea ETF EWY
- Expense Ratio (TER) 0.59% · Fair — moderate costs
- AUM (Fund Size) 24.47B · Large — good liquidity & low tracking error
- Distribution Yield 1.01% · Regular distributions
- Diversification 10 holdings · Top-10 = 66.1% — concentrated, higher single-stock risk
- Long-Term Track Record 3Y avg +41.5%/yr · 5Y avg +16.6%/yr
- Annual Volatility 51.6% · Very High
- Worst 1-Year Drawdown -23.3% · Significant — prepare for deep dips
- Risk-Adjusted Return Sharpe 1.97 · Excellent
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 will invest 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 index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization segments of the equity market in Korea. The fund is non-diversified.
Investment Strategy & Highlights
- Theme: Tracks South Korea.
- Category: Focused Region · managed by iShares.
- Diversification: 10 top holdings reported; the top 10 positions account for 66.1% of the portfolio.
- Largest position: SK Hynix Inc (000660.KS) at 27.17%.
- Top sector: Technology at 61.3% of holdings.
- Geographic exposure: South Korea (66.1%) .
- Cost: Expense ratio of 0.59% — moderate for this category.
- Income: Distributes a yield of approximately 1.01%.
- Track record: 3Y avg +41.48% · 5Y avg +16.59% 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: Mildly bullish (50/200 in uptrend)
Computed from daily close history. SMA-50 above SMA-200 is the classic “golden cross” trend regime. RSI > 70 overbought · RSI < 30 oversold.
PROS
- Large AUM (~$24.5B) — deep liquidity and tight spreads.
- Attractive risk-adjusted return (Sharpe~1.97).
CONS
- High volatility (~52% annualized) — significant drawdown risk.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from fund metrics.
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Top Holdings (10)
| # | Symbol / CUSIP | Name | Weight % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 000660.KS | SK Hynix Inc | +27.17% |
| 2 | 005930.KS | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | +23.19% |
| 3 | 402340.KS | SK Square | +4.26% |
| 4 | 009150.KS | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd | +3.62% |
| 5 | 005380.KS | Hyundai Motor Co | +1.74% |
| 6 | 105560.KS | KB Financial Group Inc | +1.58% |
| 7 | 028260.KS | Samsung C&T Corp | +1.19% |
| 8 | 055550.KS | Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd | +1.19% |
| 9 | 034020.KS | Doosan Enerbility Co Ltd | +1.11% |
| 10 | 032830.KS | Samsung Life Insurance Co Ltd | +1.06% |
Top holdings as reported by the fund issuer; full list of constituents may not be available.
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