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EWKISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Belgium ETF

$26.02+0.21% vs prior close
232852-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 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 designed to measure the performance of the large-, mid- and small-capitalization segments of the equity market in Belgium. The fund is non-diversified.

EWK price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateEWK close
Sep 28, 2026$26.54
Sep 29, 2026$26.16
Sep 30, 2026$25.82
Oct 1, 2026$25.23
Oct 2, 2026$25.36
Oct 5, 2026$25.18
Oct 6, 2026$25.58
Oct 7, 2026$25.38
Oct 8, 2026$25.02
Oct 9, 2026$25.15
Oct 12, 2026$25.14
Oct 13, 2026$25.18
Oct 14, 2026$25.27
Oct 15, 2026$25.68
Oct 16, 2026$25.61
Oct 19, 2026$25.45
Oct 20, 2026$25.87
Oct 21, 2026$25.86
Oct 22, 2026$26.22
Oct 23, 2026$26.20
Oct 26, 2026$25.97
Oct 27, 2026$26.02

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$12M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$4.1MSep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22+$2.1MOct 26+$4.1MSep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22+$2.1MOct 26+$4.1MSep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19+$2.1MOct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28$4.1M
Sep 29$2.5M
Sep 30$1.6M
Oct 1$0
Oct 2$0
Oct 5$0
Oct 6$0
Oct 7$2.4M
Oct 8−$2.4M
Oct 9$0
Oct 12$2M
Oct 13−$1.2M
Oct 14$1.2M
Oct 15$0
Oct 16$722K
Oct 19$922.9K
Oct 20−$1.7M
Oct 21$0
Oct 22$0
Oct 23$0
Oct 26$2.1M
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$12M of net inflows over the past month, about 5.0% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +7.1% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — RSP has a reported fee of 0.20%.

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

$245Massets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
+$12Mnet flow, trailing month
49Kavg daily volume, 30 days
37holdings · US-domiciled
1996listed March 12, 1996 · beta 0.59
The book at a glance
ARGX+1.5%ABI-0.1%UCB-1.0%DEMEDIE1.8%ELI2.5%FAGR1.0%GBLB2.7%GIMBKBC6.8%KBCA1.8%LOTB2.6%MELEMONTPROXRETSOF2.0%SYENS2.5%TUB2.2%VGPACKB2.6%AED3.2%AGS4.6%AZE1.4%BEKB

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1ARGXARGENX SE15.41%$882.48+1.5%
2ABIVICTORYSHARES PIONEER ASSET-BASED INCOME ETF22.46%$24.59-0.1%
3UMIUSCF MIDSTREAM ENERGY INCOME FUND1.80%$60.53+0.1%
4BARGRANITESHARES GOLD TRUST0.48%$39.97+1.1%
5CMBTEuronav1.48%$18.21-0.8%
6LKFTGalapagos0.77%$31.82+0.4%
7UCBUnited Community Banks5.60%$36.75-1.0%
8RECTRECTITUDE HOLDINGS LTD0.68%$1.26-1.6%
9DEMEDredging Environmental & Marine Engineering NV0.86%———
10DIEJH MULTIFACTOR DEV INTL ETF1.83%———
11ELIElia Group SA/NV2.50%———
12FAGRFagron1.03%———
13GBLBGroupe Bruxelles Lambert SA2.67%———
14GIMBGimv NV0.90%———
15KBCKBC Group, NV6.75%———

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Sector weights

  • Consumer Staples25.92%
  • Health Care24.98%
  • Financials18.79%
  • Real Estate8.94%
  • Materials6.73%
  • Industrials5.61%
  • Utilities2.5%
  • Consumer Discretionary1.83%
  • Communication1.5%
  • Energy1.48%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Consumer Staples25.92%
Health Care24.98%
Financials18.79%
Real Estate8.94%
Materials6.73%
Industrials5.61%
Utilities2.5%
Consumer Discretionary1.83%
Communication1.5%
Energy1.48%

Country weights

  • Belgium99.57%
  • European Union0.42%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Belgium99.57%
European Union0.42%
Performance
1 week+0.6%
1 month-2.5%
3 months-2.3%
6 months+2.4%
YTD+7.1%
1 year+8.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$2M
1 month+$12M
3 months+$90M
YTD+$213M
1 year+$223M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Oct+$1.8MNov+$7.7MDec−$8MJan+$2.2MFeb+$61.7MMar+$21.4MApr−$16.6MMay+$62.6MJul+$2.3MAug+$83.5MSep+$4MOctOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAug+$83.5MSep+$4MOctOctDecFebAprJul+$83.5M+$4MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$0
Nov$1.8M
Dec$7.7M
Jan−$8M
Feb$2.2M
Mar$61.7M
Apr$21.4M
May−$16.6M
Jul$62.6M
Aug$2.3M
Sep$83.5M
Oct$4M
The risk read
17%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-15.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.7%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 22.5% of the book; the top ten carry 68%. Spread across 41+ names, it behaves like roughly 11 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
9Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
ARGX ARGENX SE$62,652$136,882
CMBT Euronav$5,940$6,491
LKFT Galapagos$961—

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

The case against EWK

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EWK 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 · 166× 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 · 75× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-46bp on fee · 132× 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 · 97× 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 · 76× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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