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EWYISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

$152.72+0.97% vs prior close
8921952-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 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 a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization segments of the Korean equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

EWY price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateEWY close
Jul 27, 2026$161.20
Jul 28, 2026$151.45
Jul 29, 2026$144.21
Jul 30, 2026$161.21
Jul 31, 2026$157.10
Aug 3, 2026$160.24
Aug 4, 2026$171.14
Aug 5, 2026$169.14
Aug 6, 2026$164.12
Aug 7, 2026$166.09
Aug 10, 2026$163.12
Aug 11, 2026$167.24
Aug 12, 2026$175.87
Aug 13, 2026$178.62
Aug 14, 2026$179.74
Aug 17, 2026$185.10
Aug 18, 2026$170.05
Aug 19, 2026$174.43
Aug 20, 2026$178.16
Aug 21, 2026$178.34
Aug 24, 2026$173.64
Aug 25, 2026$180.15
Aug 26, 2026$179.18
Aug 27, 2026$182.14
Aug 28, 2026$180.20
Aug 31, 2026$180.86
Sep 1, 2026$175.80
Sep 2, 2026$178.86
Sep 3, 2026$180.56
Sep 4, 2026$188.87
Sep 8, 2026$189.91
Sep 9, 2026$190.78
Sep 10, 2026$182.78
Sep 11, 2026$188.72
Sep 14, 2026$176.22
Sep 15, 2026$176.49
Sep 16, 2026$175.54
Sep 17, 2026$182.39
Sep 18, 2026$181.31
Sep 21, 2026$189.16
Sep 22, 2026$192.62
Sep 23, 2026$185.65
Sep 24, 2026$182.53
Sep 25, 2026$187.18
Sep 28, 2026$183.58
Sep 29, 2026$187.10
Sep 30, 2026$182.78
Oct 1, 2026$186.11
Oct 2, 2026$191.88
Oct 5, 2026$191.46
Oct 6, 2026$186.40
Oct 7, 2026$183.69
Oct 8, 2026$176.29
Oct 9, 2026$177.24
Oct 12, 2026$170.11
Oct 13, 2026$166.56
Oct 14, 2026$159.83
Oct 15, 2026$156.22
Oct 16, 2026$150.44
Oct 19, 2026$156.58
Oct 20, 2026$153.99
Oct 21, 2026$156.88
Oct 22, 2026$149.06
Oct 23, 2026$151.26
Oct 26, 2026$152.72

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net inflow over the range: +$894M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 20+$1.3BJul 27Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12−$384.4MOct 19Jul 20+$1.3BAug 3Aug 17Aug 31Sep 14Sep 28−$384.4MOct 19Jul 20+$1.3BAug 17Sep 14−$384.4MOct 19
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 20$502.3M
Jul 27$1.3B
Aug 3$731.4M
Aug 10$309.7M
Aug 17−$273.9M
Aug 24−$425.3M
Aug 31$0
Sep 7−$358.8M
Sep 14−$1.2B
Sep 21−$188.5M
Sep 28−$151.9M
Oct 5−$14.9M
Oct 12$998.6M
Oct 19−$384.4M
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$448M of net inflows over the past month, about 2.0% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +57.1% so far this year. At 0.59% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IVV has a reported fee of 0.03%.

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

$22.2Bassets under management
0.59%expense ratio · $59 per $10,000 a year
+$448Mnet flow, trailing month
15Mavg daily volume, 30 days
109holdings · US-domiciled
2000listed May 9, 2000 · beta 2.94
The book at a glance
00066022.3%0007200008101.0%0032300034900035500036700053801.6%00593022.8%0064000091502.5%0095400101200101400123300.9%0124501.2%0282601.1%0328301.0%0337801.0%

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1—USD CASH0.07%———
2—ETD KRW BALANCE WITH R935460.32%———
3—KRW CASH0.69%———
4000100TCL TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORP A0.56%———
5000150DOOSAN CORP0.49%———
6000270KIA CORPORATION CORP1.14%———
7000660SK HYNIX INC22.34%———
8000720HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION0.49%———
9000810SAMSUNG FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE LT0.99%———
10003230SAM YANG FOODS LTD0.53%———
11003490KOREAN AIR LINES LTD0.55%———
12003550LG CORP0.64%———
13003670POSCO FUTURE M LTD0.47%———
14005380HYUNDAI MOTOR1.56%———
15005385HYUNDAI MOTOR S1 PREF0.36%———

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Sector weights

  • Information Technology50.32%
  • Industrials18.09%
  • Financials11.78%
  • Consumer Discretionary5.8%
  • Health Care3.65%
  • Communication3.3%
  • Consumer Staples2.58%
  • Materials1.55%
  • Energy1.43%
  • Cash and/or Derivatives1.1%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Information Technology50.32%
Industrials18.09%
Financials11.78%
Consumer Discretionary5.8%
Health Care3.65%
Communication3.3%
Consumer Staples2.58%
Materials1.55%
Energy1.43%
Cash and/or Derivatives1.1%

Country weights

  • Korea (South)99.87%
  • United States0.09%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Korea (South)99.87%
United States0.09%
Performance
1 week-0.8%
1 month-18.4%
3 months-6.3%
6 months-1.2%
YTD+57.1%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$1.4B
1 month+$448M
3 months+$392M
YTD+$7.9B
1 year+$9B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$221.1MOct+$473.1MNov+$534.1MDec+$1.7BJan+$2.9BFeb+$1.5BMar+$349.1MApr−$1.6BMay+$4BJul+$341.9MAug−$1.7BSep+$447.5MOctOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay+$4BJulAugSep+$447.5MOctOctDecFebApr+$4BJul+$447.5MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$221.1M
Nov$473.1M
Dec$534.1M
Jan$1.7B
Feb$2.9B
Mar$1.5B
Apr$349.1M
May−$1.6B
Jul$4B
Aug$341.9M
Sep−$1.7B
Oct$447.5M
The risk read
43%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
58%realized volatility, 1 year
-34.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-30.3%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 22.8% of the book; the top ten carry 60%. Spread across 79+ names, it behaves like roughly 9 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
34Kcalls · latest snapshot
42Kputs · latest snapshot
1.25put/call ratio
10.4Mshares traded
The case against EWY

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
BBUS JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF0.02%$9.6B+$187M-57bp on fee · +$187M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPYG State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF0.04%$57.9B+$717M-55bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$717M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF0.03%$14.2B+$235M-56bp on fee · +$235M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$34.8B+$148M-55bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$148M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$27.3B+$223M-55bp on fee · +$223M in over the monthHead-to-head
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