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EWY
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

Price: $77.38
Change: $1.27 (0.02%)
Category: Asia Pacific Equities
Last Updated:

Vitals

Investment Themes

Trading Data

Open - Volume -
Day Lo - Day Hi -
  • Open
  • Volume
  • Day Lo
  • Day Hi
  • 52 Week Lo $38.26
  • 52 Week Hi $77.41
  • AUM $5,742.0 M
  • Shares 77.3 M

Analyst Report

This ETF offers exposure to South Korea, a dynamic economy that often receives a meaningful allocation in most long-term portfolios. EWY is the most liquid and most popular option for achieving exposure to the economy of South Korea, though there are other ETF options as well. Given this targeted focus, EWY is most appropriate for investors looking to fine tune international equity exposure or make a tactical and short term tilt towards this market. This ETF may also be useful as a small allocation within a longer-term portfolio among investors who believe South Korea maintains a bright long-term economic outlook. Some investors may prefer to achieve their South Korea exposure through more broad-based funds within the Global Equities ETFdb Category or Asia Pacific Equities ETFdb Category.

There are some noteworthy elements of the EWY portfolio. A few companies make up a big chunk of holdings, and the portfolio is dominated by large cap stocks. Moreover, certain sectors (such as technology) receive big weightings in the fund, while others are hardly represented at all. Investors looking for exposure to South Korea through small caps--which many believe offer better "pure play" access to the local economy--may prefer SKOR. The combination of those two will deliver well rounded exposure to this Asian powerhouse.

Historical Trading Data

  • 1 Month Avg. Volume 4,399,096
  • 3 Month Avg. Volume 4,101,524

Alternative ETFs in the Asia Pacific Equities Category

Type Symbol Expense Ratio Assets Avg. Daily Vol YTD Return
Cheapest VPL 0.09% $4.1 B 444,686 11.55%
Largest (AUM) VWO 0.12% $66.7 B 11 M 10.87%
Most Liquid (Volume) VWO 0.12% $66.7 B 11 M 10.87%
Top YTD Performer FNI 0.59% $229.9 M 19,647 43.67%

Top 15 Holdings

Concentration Analysis

This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

110
Number of Holdings
51.94%
% Assets in Top 10
60.51%
% Assets in Top 15
85.28%
% Assets in Top 50
 
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Number of Holdings
110
Rank
36 of 67
Low
GLIN (2)
High
VWO (4020)
% Assets in Top 10
51.94%
Rank
45 of 67
Low
DGS (8.47%)
High
GLIN (100.00%)
% Assets in Top 15
60.51%
Rank
23 of 67
Low
DGS (11.27%)
High
GLIN (100.00%)
% Assets in Top 50
85.28%
Rank
29 of 67
Low
DGS (24.42%)
High
INCO (100.04%)

 
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Sector Breakdown

Asset Percentage
Common equity 97.47%
Preferred stock 1.76%
ETF Cash Component 0.77%
Sector Percentage
Technology 34.25%
Consumer, Cyclical 12.71%
Communications 10.44%
Financials 8.86%
Basic Materials 8.69%
Industrials 8.39%
Healthcare 6.09%
Consumer, Non-Cyclical 5.82%
Energy 1.61%
Other 1.27%
Utilities 0.84%
ETF Cash Component 0.77%
Non-Equity 0.27%
Market Cap Percentage
Large cap 97.34%
Mid cap 1.89%
ETF Cash Component 0.77%
Region Percentage
Asia 98.51%
ETF Cash Component 0.77%
North America 0.39%
Middle East 0.34%
Region Percentage
Developed Markets (ex-US) 98.51%
ETF Cash Component 0.77%
United States 0.39%
Emerging Markets 0.34%
Country Percentage
South Korea 98.51%
ETF Cash Component 0.77%
United States 0.39%
Saudi Arabia 0.34%
 
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Asset Percentage
Common equity 97.47%
Preferred stock 1.76%
ETF Cash Component 0.77%
 
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EWY Valuation

This section shows how the P/E multiple of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

P/E Ratio
15.44
Rank
19 of 65
Low
DVYA (8.43)
High
INCO (41.16)

EWY Dividend

This section shows how the dividend yield of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

Dividend
$1.31
Dividend Date
2019-12-16
Annual Dividend Rate
$1.31

$1.31
Dividend
2019-12-16
Dividend Date
$1.31
Annual Dividend Rate
Annual Dividend Yield
1.72%
Rank
39 of 66
Low
INDY (0.08%)
High
PIN (26.73%)

EWY Fund Flows

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5 Day Net Flows: 81.64 M 1 Month Net Flows: 95.16 M 3 Month Net Flows: 23.62 M 6 Month Net Flows: 95.26 M 1 Year Net Flows: 325.7 M 3 Year Net Flows: 1.48 B 5 Year Net Flows: 1.09 B 10 Year Net Flows: 1.04 B

Realtime Rating

The adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for EWY on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Asia Pacific Equities with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETFdb Pro. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.

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Metric Metric Realtime Rating A+ Metric Rated ETF
Liquidity A n/a
Expenses C+ n/a
Performance
Volatility
Dividend
Concentration

A+ Overall Rated ETF:

EWY Expenses & Fees

This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to peers in the same ETFdb.com Category.

Expenses Ratio Analysis

ETF Average
0.534%
ETF Wtd. Average
-0.13%
Category Average
0.50%
Expense Ratio
0.59%
Rank
41 of 67
Low
VPL (0.09%)
High
INDY (0.94%)
ESG Themes and Scores
4.25/10
ESG Score
16.99%
Global Percentile
6.51%
Peer Percentile
Environmental
Social
Governance
  • Environmental Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Environmental Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Environment Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      4.02%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Carbon Intensity
    • Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)
      174.24
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Fossil Fuel Reserves
    • Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • High Impact Fossil Fuel Reserves (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Water Stress
    • Water Stress High Risk Business Segment (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress High Risk Geography (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Moderate (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure High (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Water Stress Exposure Low (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Energy Efficiency
    • Revenue Exposure to Energy Efficiency (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Alternative Energy
    • Revenue Exposure to Alternative Energy (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Green Building
    • Revenue Exposure to Green Building (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Pollution Prevention
    • Revenue Exposure to Pollution Prevention (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Water Sustainability
    • Revenue Exposure to Water Sustainability (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
  • Social Scores
    • Revenue Exposure to Social Impact (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
      4.02%
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    • SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)
      4.6%
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Affordable Real Estate
    • Revenue Exposure to Affordable Real Estate (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Education
    • Revenue Exposure to Education (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Major Disease Treatment
    • Revenue Exposure to Major Disease Treatment (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Healthy Nutrition
    • Revenue Exposure to Nutrition (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Global Sanitation
    • Revenue Exposure to Sanitation (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    SME Finance
    • Revenue Exposure to SME Finance (%)
      Higher is better, no ESG score impact
    Human Rights Violations
    • Human Rights Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Human Rights Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Human Rights Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Labor Rights Violations
    • Labor Norms Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Labor Norms Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Severe Labor Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Customer Controversies
    • Severe Customer Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    UN Principles Violations
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Global Compact Compliance Violation OR Watch List (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Catholic Values
    • Catholic Values Fail (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Sharia Compliant Investing
    • Islamic Non-Compliant (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Adult Entertainment
    • Adult Entertainment Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Alcohol
    • Alcohol Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Gambling
    • Gambling Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Nuclear Power
    • Nuclear Power Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Tobacco
    • Tobacco Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Weapons Involvement
    • Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Controversies Weapons Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Firearms
    • Civilian Firearms Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Retailer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    • Civilian Firearms Producer (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    Predatory Lending
    • Direct Predatory Lending Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
    GMO Involvement
    • Genetic Engineering Involvement (%)
      Higher is worse, no ESG score impact
  • Responsible Governance Score
    • Severe Governance Controversies (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Flag
    • Board Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Board Independence
    • Lack of Independent Board Majority (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (0-25%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (25-50%) (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (50-75%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Board Independence (75-100%) (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Board Diversity
    • No Female Directors (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Three OR More Female Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    • Females Represent 30% of Directors (%)
      Higher improves ESG score
    Entrenched Board
    • Entrenched Board (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Overboarding
    • Overboarding (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Shareholder Rights
    • Negative Director Votes (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Ownership AND Control Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • One Share One Vote (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Annual Director Elections (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Does Not Use Majority Voting (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Significant Votes Against Pay Practices (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Fund Ownership
    • Controlling Shareholder (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Controlling Shareholder Concerns (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Cross Shareholdings (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Poison Pill
    • Poison Pill (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Executive Compensation
    • Pay Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • No Pay Performance Link (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Lack of Internal Pay Equity (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    • Executive Pay Non-Disclosure (%)
      Lower improves ESG score
    Accounting Flags
    • Accounting Flag (%)
      Lower improves ESG score

EWY Performance

This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peer group ETFdb.com Category.

3.34%
1 Week Return
15.42%
4 Week Return
19.93%
13 Week Return
46.00%
26 Week Return
24.43%
Year to Date Return
31.84%
1 Year Return
6.62%
3 Year Return
61.30%
5 Year Return
 
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1 Week Return
3.34%
Rank
12 of 66
Low
FAUS (-3.39%)
High
EWS (4.52%)
4 Week Return
15.42%
Rank
6 of 66
Low
PAK (-1.52%)
High
THD (21.91%)
13 Week Return
19.93%
Rank
2 of 66
Low
CHNA (-6.17%)
High
EPHE (20.59%)
26 Week Return
46.00%
Rank
7 of 66
Low
EJUL (6.90%)
High
FNI (61.20%)
Year to Date Return
24.43%
Rank
5 of 65
Low
THD (-12.15%)
High
FNI (43.67%)
1 Year Return
31.84%
Rank
5 of 65
Low
THD (-12.74%)
High
FNI (52.18%)
3 Year Return
6.62%
Rank
31 of 55
Low
GLIN (-51.41%)
High
ENZL (59.35%)
5 Year Return
61.30%
Rank
11 of 45
Low
PAK (-40.21%)
High
ENZL (122.98%)

 
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EWY Price and Volume Chart

EWY Technicals

Volatility Analysis

This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETFdb.com Category.

 
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5 Day Volatility
72.75%
Rank
34 of 66
Low
EJUL (7.72%)
High
INDA (314.09%)
20 Day Volatility
20.53%
Rank
27 of 66
Low
EJUL (4.88%)
High
THD (31.08%)
50 Day Volatility
19.83%
Rank
17 of 66
Low
EJUL (5.08%)
High
NFTY (29.10%)
200 Day Volatility
20.51%
Rank
14 of 66
Low
EJUL (6.02%)
High
FKO (43.14%)
Beta
0.95
Rank
16 of 66
Low
BKEM (-0.83)
High
FAUS (1.27)
Standard Deviation
7.26%
Rank
4 of 65
Low
EJUL (1.05%)
High
GMF (10.73%)

 
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Technicals

  • 20 Day MA $71.40
  • 60 Day MA $67.64
  • MACD 15 Period 4.23
  • MACD 100 Period 11.99
  • Williams % Range 10 Day 0.52
  • Williams % Range 20 Day 0.23
  • RSI 10 Day 83
  • RSI 20 Day 75
  • RSI 30 Day 70
  • Ultimate Oscillator 75

Bollinger Brands

  • Lower Bollinger (10 Day) $71.52
  • Upper Bollinger (10 Day) $77.38
  • Lower Bollinger (20 Day) $64.05
  • Upper Bollinger (20 Day) $78.67
  • Lower Bollinger (30 Day) $62.75
  • Upper Bollinger (30 Day) $77.15

Support & Resistance

  • Support Level 1 $76.74
  • Support Level 2 $76.11
  • Resistance Level 1 $77.71
  • Resistance Level 2 $78.05

Stochastic

  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (1 Day) 71.90
  • Stochastic Oscillator %D (5 Day) 85.42
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (1 Day) 64.22
  • Stochastic Oscillator %K (5 Day) 82.42

Fact Sheet

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