ETF·NYSE
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY)
- Net assets
- $26.21B
- Expense ratio
- 0.59%
- Yield
- 1.11%
- 52-week range
- $86.90 $220.89
The short version
Where EWY stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
EWY at a glance
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY): Hold, 46/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($178.96 and $160.18).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.59%, $26.2B in net assets, +134.0% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) Hold, with a model score of 46/100.
One-year performance lifts the score most: the price rose 71.19% over the past year. The trend holds it back most: the price is 6.08% below its 200-day average and 15.94% below its 50-day average. The 50-day average stands at $178.96 and the 200-day at $160.18.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from EWY's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
1/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $150.44 is 15.9% below the 50-day simple moving average of $178.96.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 6.1% below the 200-day simple moving average of $160.18.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($178.96) is 11.7% above the 200-day average ($160.18), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 47% of its 52-week range, between $86.90 and $220.89.
EWY share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far EWY has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where EWY sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
3/5Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.59% a year, $59.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $26.2B.No sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Technology, makes up 56.9% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 1.11%.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of 133.99%.
EWY Fund Facts
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF is an exchange-traded fund that provides broad exposure to the South Korean equity market. The fund seeks to track the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index, which focuses on large- and mid-cap Korean companies and uses diversification limits to reduce concentration in any single issuer. It is designed for investors looking for access to South Korea through a single portfolio of publicly traded stocks rather than selecting individual companies.
Sector weights
Trailing total returns
| Period | EWY |
|---|---|
| YTD | 86.12% |
| 1 month | 0.69% |
| 3 months | -9.56% |
| 1 year | 133.99% |
| 3 years | 49.17% |
| 5 years | 20.31% |
| 10 years | 14.37% |
As of Oct 17, 2026, EWY has an expense ratio of 0.59%, $26.21B in net assets and a distribution yield of 1.11%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 17, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.
Key statistics
The headline figures for EWY.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of EWY's holdings, performance and risks.
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) is led by Technology, which makes up 56.9% of the fund, followed by Industrials at 16.4% and Financial Services at 10.9%. With more than half in one sector, EWY moves with that sector more than a broadly spread fund would. EWY is a Focused Region fund from iShares, launched on May 9, 2000.
Costs run at 0.59%, or $59.00 a year on a $10,000 holding. The fund's net assets come to $26.2B, and its distribution yield is 1.11%. Turnover in the portfolio is 49%.
The 30-day standard deviation of EWY's daily returns is 2.78%. Concentration matters here: Technology makes up 56.9% of the fund, so a setback in that sector would weigh on the whole. The downtrend is itself a risk for as long as the price stays under both moving averages. The price is 31.89% below its 52-week high of $220.89.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
0/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 28.2, in oversold territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 28.2 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of EWY
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
Both moving averages lie above the current price, which is the pattern of a downtrend for EWY. At $150.44, the price is 15.94% below its 50-day average of $178.96 and 6.08% below the 200-day average of $160.18. Across the 52-week range, which runs from $86.90 to $220.89, the price currently sits at 47% of the way up.
Momentum is weak right now. The 14-day RSI sits at 28.2, in the oversold zone, and the MACD line is negative. Even so, the recent slide is set against a stronger record: over the past month the price fell 14.30%, over the past three months it fell 7.44%, and over the past year it rose 71.19%.
- Two levels deserve the closest attention: the 200-day SMA at $160.18, which sits above the price, and the 52-week low at $86.90, which sits below it.
- A 14-day RSI of 28.2 places EWY in the oversold zone, and the MACD line is negative. Readings above 70 or below 30 point to stretched momentum.
- Costs compound: at 0.59% a year, EWY charges $59.00 on every $10,000 invested.
The downtrend stays in place while EWY is below both its 50-day average at $178.96 and its 200-day average at $160.18; a close back above the 200-day would be the first step of a repair. The 200-day SMA at $160.18 is the first hurdle overhead.
The next level below the price is the 52-week low at $86.90. The RSI sits in oversold territory, so a climb back above the oversold line would be the first sign that selling pressure is easing.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for EWY, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with EWY at $150.44, its 14-day RSI is 28.2 (oversold territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $178.96 and its 200-day is $160.18.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What EWY moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 17, 2026, EWY's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.52 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.63 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.29 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.33 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
EWY trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Entry Strategies pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from EWY's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much EWY tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
EWY's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
1/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 2.78% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 48.4%, from January 2018 to March 2020, regained by November 2020.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
58% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $32,511, against $42,055 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
EWY Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 17, 2026, EWY's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -48.4% (January 2018 to March 2020); it regained that peak by November 2020, 8 months after the low, and 58% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into EWY in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: EWY trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $32,511 against $42,055.
A $10,000 investment in EWY in October 2016 would be worth about $32,511 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,055 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to EWY, and which have not.
Strongest month, January: an average of +6.68%, up in 7 of 10 years.
Weakest month, March: an average of -2.69%, up in 3 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +1.22%, up in 6 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, EWY's strongest calendar month has been January (average +6.68%, up in 7 of 10 years) and its weakest March (average -2.69%, up in 3 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in EWY, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in EWY today could grow to about $21,400 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $72,860 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $6,285. The simulation models price only; at today's 1.11% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
EWY 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $204 for EWY by 2030 in the base case, from $150 today (1.4x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $93.98. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on EWY's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $110 | $162 | $239 | |
| 2028 | $101 | $175 | $303 | |
| 2029 | $96.62 | $189 | $370 | |
| 2030 | $93.98 | $204 | $443 | |
| 2031 | $92.54 | $220 | $523 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of EWY's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.