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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY)
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ETF Info

ISINUS4642867729
CUSIP464286772
IssueriShares
Inception DateMay 12, 2000
RegionDeveloped Asia Pacific (South Korea)
CategoryAsia Pacific Equities
Index TrackedMSCI Korea Index
Home Pagewww.ishares.com
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Value

Expense Ratio

The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a high expense ratio of 0.59%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for EWY: current value at 0.59% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.59%

Share Price Chart


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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in iShares MSCI South Korea ETF, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
14.93%
21.14%
EWY (iShares MSCI South Korea ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF had a return of -3.62% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.05% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, iShares MSCI South Korea ETF had an annualized return of 1.93%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.55%, indicating that iShares MSCI South Korea ETF did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date-3.62%6.33%
1 month-6.46%-2.81%
6 months14.93%21.13%
1 year9.05%24.56%
5 years (annualized)2.45%11.55%
10 years (annualized)1.93%10.55%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-9.25%7.80%4.68%
2023-5.62%-6.77%14.72%6.66%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of EWY is 24, indicating that it is in the bottom 24% of the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is based on the combined values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of EWY is 2424
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF(EWY)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of EWY is 2424Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of EWY is 2525Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of EWY is 2424Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of EWY is 2424Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of EWY is 2424Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


EWY
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for EWY, currently valued at 0.28, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.000.28
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for EWY, currently valued at 0.54, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.000.54
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for EWY, currently valued at 1.06, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.06
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for EWY, currently valued at 0.14, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.000.14
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for EWY, currently valued at 0.79, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.000.79
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.91, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.91
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.77, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.77
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.33, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.33
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.46, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.46
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 7.61, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.007.61

Sharpe Ratio

The current iShares MSCI South Korea ETF Sharpe ratio is 0.28. A Sharpe ratio between 0 and 1.0 is considered sub-optimal.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio-0.500.000.501.001.502.002.503.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
0.28
1.91
EWY (iShares MSCI South Korea ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF granted a 2.61% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $1.65 per share.


PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$1.65$1.65$0.70$1.68$0.63$1.31$0.79$2.18$0.65$1.20$0.66$0.90

Dividend yield

2.61%2.52%1.23%2.16%0.73%2.10%1.34%2.90%1.21%2.42%1.20%1.39%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for iShares MSCI South Korea ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.65
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.70
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.68
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.63
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.31
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.79
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.18
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.65
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.20
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.66
2013$0.90

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-40.00%-30.00%-20.00%-10.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-30.38%
-3.48%
EWY (iShares MSCI South Korea ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the iShares MSCI South Korea ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the iShares MSCI South Korea ETF was 74.14%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 2133 trading sessions.

The current iShares MSCI South Korea ETF drawdown is 30.38%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-74.14%Nov 1, 2007267Nov 20, 20082133May 15, 20172400
-50.77%Jun 12, 2000317Sep 20, 2001113Mar 6, 2002430
-49.73%Jan 11, 2021435Sep 30, 2022
-48.93%Jan 29, 2018541Mar 23, 2020172Nov 24, 2020713
-38.19%Apr 24, 2002236Mar 31, 2003136Oct 13, 2003372

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current iShares MSCI South Korea ETF volatility is 6.87%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%10.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
6.87%
3.59%
EWY (iShares MSCI South Korea ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)