iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Stock Market Division of the Korean Exchange. The Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to issuer weights so that no issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the Index weight and all issuers with weight above 5% do not exceed 50% of the Index weight. It may lend securities representing up to one-third of the value of the Fund's total assets The Fund's investment advisor is BlackRock Fund Advisors.
Basic Details
Issuer Blackrock
Fund NameiShares MSCI South Korea ETF
Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company
SymbolNYSEARCA:EWY
Inception Date5/9/2000
Fund ManagerDiane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, Greg Savage, Alan Mason
WebN/A
PhoneN/A
Fund Focus
Asset ClassEquity
BenchmarkMSCI Korea 25/50 NR USD
CategoryBroad Equity
FocusBroad Equity
Development LevelDeveloped Markets
RegionAsia-Pacific
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$3.80 billion
Average Daily Volume$2.48 million
Discount/Premium-0.24%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.62%
Other Expenses0.00%
Total Expenses0.62%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses0.62%
Administrator, Advisor and Custodian
AdministratorState Street Bank and Trust Company
AdvisorBlackRock Fund Advisors
CustodianState Street Bank and Trust Company
DistributorBlackRock Investments, LLC
Transfer AgentState Street Bank and Trust Company
Trustee
Lead Market MakerFlow Traders
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA:EWY) Frequently Asked Questions
What is iShares MSCI South Korea ETF's stock symbol?
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "EWY."
How often does iShares MSCI South Korea ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for iShares MSCI South Korea ETF?
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF announced a semiannual dividend on Tuesday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 20th will be given a dividend of $2.1762 per share on Tuesday, December 26th. This represents a dividend yield of 5.97%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 19th. This is an increase from iShares MSCI South Korea ETF's previous semiannual dividend of $0.65. View iShares MSCI South Korea ETF's Dividend History.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for iShares MSCI South Korea ETF?
0 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for iShares MSCI South Korea ETF in the last year. There are currently for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "N/A."
Has iShares MSCI South Korea ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about EWY stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF earned a media sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the exchange traded fund an impact score of 46.56 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.
Who are iShares MSCI South Korea ETF's major shareholders?
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Exane Derivatives (0.28%), Hexavest Inc. (0.03%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.01%) and James Investment Research Inc. (0.00%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for iShares MSCI South Korea ETF.
Which institutional investors are selling iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock?
Which institutional investors are buying iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stock?
How do I buy shares of iShares MSCI South Korea ETF?
Shares of EWY can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is iShares MSCI South Korea ETF's stock price today?
One share of EWY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $65.26.
How big of a company is iShares MSCI South Korea ETF?
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a market capitalization of $4.36 billion.
MarketBeat Community Rating for iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSEARCA EWY)
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