EWY
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
📎 Investment Objective
The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of South Korean equities, providing investors exposure to the South Korean stock market.
Overview
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Performance
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Investment Summary
📎 Investment Objective
The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of South Korean equities, providing investors exposure to the South Korean stock market.
🎯 Investment Strategy
The ETF employs a passively managed, index-based approach, attempting to replicate the performance of the MSCI South Korea Index. It invests primarily in publicly traded companies based in South Korea across various sectors of the economy.
✨ Key Features
- Provides broad exposure to the South Korean stock market
- Tracks the MSCI South Korea Index, a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index
- Diversified across sectors including technology, consumer discretionary, and financials
- Low expense ratio of 0.00%
⚠️ Primary Risks
- Concentration risk as the fund is focused solely on the South Korean market
- Exposure to currency fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and South Korean won
- Potential volatility due to the fund's single-country focus
- Liquidity risk as the fund may have limited trading volume
👤 Best For
This ETF may be suitable for investors seeking exposure to the South Korean equity market as part of a diversified international portfolio. It may be of particular interest to investors with a long-term investment horizon who are comfortable with the risks associated with investing in a single-country fund.
Top Holdings
| Rank | Ticker | Name | Weight | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 005930 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD | 22.80% | Information Technology |
| 2 | 000660 | SK HYNIX INC | 18.06% | Information Technology |
| 3 | 105560 | KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 2.75% | Financials |
| 4 | 034020 | DOOSAN ENERBILITY LTD | 2.12% | Industrials |
| 5 | 005380 | HYUNDAI MOTOR | 2.09% | Consumer Discretionary |
| 6 | 035420 | NAVER CORP | 2.08% | Communication |
| 7 | 055550 | SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP LTD | 1.92% | Financials |
| 8 | 012450 | HANWHA AEROSPACE LTD | 1.83% | Industrials |
| 9 | 402340 | SK SQUARE LTD | 1.77% | Industrials |
| 10 | 068270 | CELLTRION INC | 1.76% | Health Care |
| 11 | 000270 | KIA CORPORATION CORP | 1.56% | Consumer Discretionary |
| 12 | 086790 | HANA FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 1.55% | Financials |
| 13 | 373220 | LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD | 1.28% | Industrials |
| 14 | 005490 | POSCO | 1.27% | Materials |
| 15 | 196170 | ALTEOGEN INC | 1.24% | Health Care |