EWY

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

$124.20
+0.00%
Market closed. Last update: 2:15 AM ET

📎 Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of South Korean equities, providing investors exposure to the South Korean stock market.

Overview

ETF tracking iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

Category Country
Issuer BlackRock
Inception Date 2007-12-06
Market Cap $15.0B
Average Volume N/A
Dividend Yield 1.64%
52-Week Range $48.92 - $151.37
VWAP $125.79

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Investment Summary

📎 Investment Objective

The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of South Korean equities, providing investors exposure to the South Korean stock market.

🎯 Investment Strategy

The ETF employs a passively managed, index-based approach, attempting to replicate the performance of the MSCI South Korea Index. It invests primarily in publicly traded companies based in South Korea across various sectors of the economy.

✨ Key Features

  • Provides broad exposure to the South Korean stock market
  • Tracks the MSCI South Korea Index, a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index
  • Diversified across sectors including technology, consumer discretionary, and financials
  • Low expense ratio of 0.00%

⚠️ Primary Risks

  • Concentration risk as the fund is focused solely on the South Korean market
  • Exposure to currency fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and South Korean won
  • Potential volatility due to the fund's single-country focus
  • Liquidity risk as the fund may have limited trading volume

👤 Best For

This ETF may be suitable for investors seeking exposure to the South Korean equity market as part of a diversified international portfolio. It may be of particular interest to investors with a long-term investment horizon who are comfortable with the risks associated with investing in a single-country fund.