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EWAISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

$29.48+1.06% vs prior close
253052-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

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.

EWA price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateEWA close
Sep 28, 2026$28.50
Sep 29, 2026$28.37
Sep 30, 2026$28.31
Oct 1, 2026$27.99
Oct 2, 2026$28.32
Oct 5, 2026$28.43
Oct 6, 2026$28.55
Oct 7, 2026$28.23
Oct 8, 2026$28.23
Oct 9, 2026$28.62
Oct 12, 2026$28.67
Oct 13, 2026$28.77
Oct 14, 2026$28.54
Oct 15, 2026$28.81
Oct 16, 2026$28.73
Oct 19, 2026$28.83
Oct 20, 2026$29.15
Oct 21, 2026$29.23
Oct 22, 2026$28.97
Oct 23, 2026$29.12
Oct 26, 2026$29.17
Oct 27, 2026$29.48

Daily net flows, 1M

Net outflow over the range: −$12M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14+$46.4MOct 16Oct 20Oct 22−$1.6MOct 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14+$46.4MOct 16Oct 20Oct 22−$1.6MOct 26Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12+$46.4MOct 19−$1.6MOct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28−$5.8M
Sep 29$4.6M
Sep 30−$4.6M
Oct 1$28
Oct 2−$28M
Oct 5$0
Oct 6−$5.9M
Oct 7$17.4M
Oct 8−$11.6M
Oct 9−$10.4M
Oct 12$16.1M
Oct 13−$3.8M
Oct 14$3.8M
Oct 15$29
Oct 16$46.4M
Oct 19−$5.1M
Oct 20$5.1M
Oct 21−$11.6M
Oct 22−$17.4M
Oct 23$0
Oct 26−$1.6M
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$12M in net outflows over the past month, about 1.0% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +12.6% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$1.2Bassets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
−$12Mnet flow, trailing month
2.7Mavg daily volume, 30 days
66holdings · US-domiciled
1996listed March 12, 1996 · beta 0.97
The book at a glance
BHP+4.4%CSL+0.8%ALL-1.7%SUN-1.8%APAWES+0.3%WDS-0.7%IAG+4.5%RIO+2.4%TLS+6.9%EVN-0.3%CPU+3.2%ASXQBE2.0%S320.9%SCG0.9%WBC6.2%WOW2.5%ANZ6.0%BXB1.4%CBA13.6%COL1.6%GMG2.5%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1SIGSIGNET JEWELERS0.71%$115.22+0.2%
2BHPBHP GROUP13.85%$82.60+4.4%
3CSLCARLISLE COMPANIES4.66%$348.57+0.8%
4ALLALLSTATE1.71%$251.71-1.7%
5VCXFundrise Innovation Fund0.47%$24.83-0.8%
6SUNSUNOCO LP1.07%$72.94-1.8%
7APAAPA0.75%$50.79-1.7%
8WESWESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP4.51%$45.31+0.3%
9WDSWOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP3.09%$23.16-0.7%
10IAGIAMGOLD0.98%$17.08+4.5%
11RIORIO TINTO2.69%$85.74+2.4%
12TLSTELOS0.96%$5.58+6.9%
13EVNEATON VANCE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST1.14%$9.83-0.3%
14CPUAMPLIFY TOP 10(TM) SEMICONDUCTORS ETF1.11%$20.84+3.2%
15ASXASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO0.64%$42.06+5.4%

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Sector weights

  • Financials42.75%
  • Materials22.25%
  • Consumer Discretionary6.81%
  • Health Care5.93%
  • Industrials5.44%
  • Energy4.55%
  • Consumer Staples4.16%
  • Real Estate3.88%
  • Utilities1.79%
  • Communication1.36%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Financials42.75%
Materials22.25%
Consumer Discretionary6.81%
Health Care5.93%
Industrials5.44%
Energy4.55%
Consumer Staples4.16%
Real Estate3.88%
Utilities1.79%
Communication1.36%
Performance
1 week+0.9%
1 month+3.7%
3 months+2.1%
6 months+1.1%
YTD+12.6%
1 year+7.7%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$31M
1 month−$12M
3 months−$148M
YTD−$177M
1 year−$329M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$129.6MOct−$30MNov−$62.4MDec−$60.8MJan+$43.2MFeb+$15.2MMar−$65.4MApr−$18MMay+$68.3MJul−$102MAug−$51.2MSep−$6.6MOct−$129.6MOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep−$6.6MOct−$129.6MOctDecFebAprJul−$6.6MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct−$129.6M
Nov−$30M
Dec−$62.4M
Jan−$60.8M
Feb$43.2M
Mar$15.2M
Apr−$65.4M
May−$18M
Jul$68.3M
Aug−$102M
Sep−$51.2M
Oct−$6.6M
The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
18%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-3.1%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 13.8% of the book; the top ten carry 65%. Spread across 46+ names, it behaves like roughly 16 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
5calls · latest snapshot
1puts · latest snapshot
0.20put/call ratio
1.2Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
RIO RIO TINTO$744,798$703,292
APA APA$523,000$562,780
BHP BHP GROUP$648,695$413,878
ASX ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO$242,527$281,477
ALL ALLSTATE$186,305$251,577

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against EWA

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EWA on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-47bp on fee · 33× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-47bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-46bp on fee · 26× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-46bp on fee · 19× the assets · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-46bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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