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EWAISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

$29.17+0.17% vs prior close
253052-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 23, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 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
Jul 27, 2026$28.88
Jul 28, 2026$29.32
Jul 29, 2026$29.11
Jul 30, 2026$29.82
Jul 31, 2026$29.34
Aug 3, 2026$29.40
Aug 4, 2026$30.12
Aug 5, 2026$30.14
Aug 6, 2026$30.16
Aug 7, 2026$30.41
Aug 10, 2026$30.05
Aug 11, 2026$29.95
Aug 12, 2026$29.89
Aug 13, 2026$29.74
Aug 14, 2026$29.65
Aug 17, 2026$29.55
Aug 18, 2026$29.61
Aug 19, 2026$29.97
Aug 20, 2026$29.75
Aug 21, 2026$30.14
Aug 24, 2026$30.06
Aug 25, 2026$30.43
Aug 26, 2026$30.15
Aug 27, 2026$30.11
Aug 28, 2026$30.00
Aug 31, 2026$30.02
Sep 1, 2026$29.68
Sep 2, 2026$30.03
Sep 3, 2026$30.37
Sep 4, 2026$30.23
Sep 8, 2026$30.00
Sep 9, 2026$29.62
Sep 10, 2026$29.08
Sep 11, 2026$29.27
Sep 14, 2026$29.06
Sep 15, 2026$28.89
Sep 16, 2026$28.49
Sep 17, 2026$29.13
Sep 18, 2026$28.75
Sep 21, 2026$29.04
Sep 22, 2026$29.09
Sep 23, 2026$28.36
Sep 24, 2026$28.31
Sep 25, 2026$28.43
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

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net outflow over the range: −$145M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3−$126MAug 10Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12−$29MOct 19Jul 20Aug 3−$126MAug 17Aug 31Sep 14Sep 28−$29MOct 19Jul 20−$126MAug 17Sep 14−$29MOct 19
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 20$1.6M
Jul 27$12M
Aug 3$30M
Aug 10−$126M
Aug 17$0
Aug 24−$6M
Aug 31$8.6M
Sep 7−$60.8M
Sep 14$23.2M
Sep 21−$16.4M
Sep 28−$33.8M
Oct 5−$10.5M
Oct 12$62.5M
Oct 19−$29M
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$11M in net outflows over the past month, about 0.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +11.4% 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
−$11Mnet 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+1.6%CSL+0.3%ALL+1.1%SUN+1.1%APAWES+0.1%WDS-1.4%IAG+0.5%RIO+0.4%TLS+7.2%EVN+1.6%CPU+1.5%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%$115.00-1.9%
2BHPBHP GROUP13.85%$79.13+1.6%
3CSLCARLISLE COMPANIES4.66%$345.97+0.3%
4ALLALLSTATE1.71%$255.95+1.1%
5VCXFundrise Innovation Fund0.47%$25.04+0.5%
6SUNSUNOCO LP1.07%$74.27+1.1%
7APAAPA0.75%$51.66-0.5%
8WESWESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP4.51%$45.17+0.1%
9WDSWOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP3.09%$23.33-1.4%
10IAGIAMGOLD0.98%$16.34+0.5%
11RIORIO TINTO2.69%$83.72+0.4%
12TLSTELOS0.96%$5.22+7.2%
13EVNEATON VANCE MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST1.14%$9.86+1.6%
14CPUAMPLIFY TOP 10(TM) SEMICONDUCTORS ETF1.11%$20.21+1.5%
15ASXASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO0.64%$39.91+3.2%

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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+0.1%
1 month+2.6%
3 months+1.6%
6 months0.0%
YTD+11.4%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$24M
1 month−$11M
3 months−$146M
YTD−$176M
1 year−$327M

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−$5MOct−$129.6MOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep−$5MOct−$129.6MOctDecFebAprJul−$5MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
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−$5M
The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
18%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.1%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
11calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
3.4Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
BHP BHP GROUP$214,387$19M
RIO RIO TINTO$182,965$1M
APA APA$476,606$348,837
ALL ALLSTATE$208,538$266,388
ASX ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO$147,407$236,153

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+$51M-46bp on fee · 19× the assets · +$51M 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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