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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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The desk on EWY

What this diary said about iShares MSCI South Korea ETF, what it holds and what would change its view — in its own words, dated. Investment diary, not advice.

What we hold

BookPositionSinceResult
Global ETFs 100 shares · average entry $184.76 — +1.3%

Model books as of 25 Sept 2026; wikifolio positions from the official wikifolio data, entries in euros. Results are unrealised, before any exit. A record of what the diary does, not a recommendation to do the same.

Charts from the desk on EWY

The charts this diary drew or picked on iShares MSCI South Korea ETF, as published — each dated and linked to the piece that explains it.

Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for EWY, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Same market, other index family

EWY vs FLKR

EWY and FLKR both follow South Korea through a different index family. Expense ratio 0.59% for EWY, 0.09% for FLKR. Ten largest holdings: 49.4% of EWY, 41.5% of FLKR. Gap = EWY minus FLKR, in percentage points.

WindowEWYFLKRGap
1 year+139.70%+138.46%+1.25
3 years+49.12%+49.22%−0.10
5 years+20.28%+19.93%+0.35
Since both trade (8.9 y)+12.92%+13.19%−0.28
Calendar yearEWYFLKRGap
2026 ytd+92.53%+92.27%+0.26
2025+95.33%+91.91%+3.42
2024−20.48%−18.84%−1.65
2023+19.05%+19.17%−0.11
2022−26.59%−27.49%+0.91
2021−7.58%−7.54%−0.04
2020+39.43%+42.64%−3.21
2019+7.97%+8.88%−0.91
2018−20.37%−21.30%+0.93

Total return of both funds (distributions reinvested, after all fund costs), same dates, in dollars; windows annualised, as of 2026-09-27. A cheaper fund can still return less when the other index holds more of the stock that ran. All pairs · Holdings overlap · descriptive, not advice.

Buying from Europe — UCITS versions of EWY

EU / EEA investors · UCITS funds

Investors in the EU and the EEA usually cannot buy iShares MSCI South Korea ETF itself: US-listed funds publish no key information document, which EU rules require. These European-domiciled funds follow the MSCI Korea index family instead.

FundIndexDividendsDomicileXetra (EUR)Londonvs EWY, since
iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF (Acc)IE00B5W4TY14 Same index family Accumulating Ireland CEBJ CSKR · USD +0.26 pp (12 y)
iShares MSCI Korea UCITS ETF (Dist)IE00B0M63391 Same index family Distributing Ireland IQQK IDKO · USD +0.24 pp (12 y)

Physically replicating Irish-domiciled funds pay 15% withholding tax on US dividends under the US–Ireland tax treaty; funds domiciled in Luxembourg usually pay 30% — a structural difference that shows up in the tracking difference of funds holding US shares. "Same index family" means the European fund may cap its largest holdings harder than the US fund, as EU fund rules require, so the two can diverge when one heavyweight runs. “vs EWY, since” = the UCITS fund’s dollar line in London against EWY, total return, percentage points a year since the common start — positive means the European version returned more. Listings verified against the vendor's symbol list by ticker and ISIN. All UCITS versions · descriptive, not advice.

Mentioned on Closelooknet 28 pieces · newest: Morning 10, “Memory — Samsung and SK Hynix drop 4% as Seoul reopens, storage follows; Nasdaq futures slip” (2026-09-28)

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where EWY appears in the diary — 28 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

101 and glossary

Dailies

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Region breadth …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 62/100 · S&P 500 fund at 67, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-25
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +8.4% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-25
  • Region breadth emerging markets: 1 of 11 sectors up on the month · leading Technology +4.7%, lagging Real estate −3.4%The Sector Engine column for the market this fund tracks — how many of its eleven sectors are rising and which ones lead, the internals behind the fund's own move. Sector Engine → 2026-09-27
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.61 · up 0.29 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-25
How it trades on rate days beta 1.81 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How EWY has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 1.81 — moves strongly with bonds for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), iShares MSCI South Korea ETF moved 1.81% on average · correlation 0.30 · higher than 99% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 2.01 about the same as over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −2.43% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days −1.68% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.09%, annual · last 2.04 USD on 2025-12-16

Dividends and capital return

What EWY pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 2.04 USD per share · a 1.09% yield on the 2026-09-25 close 1 distribution, paid once a year 2026-09-25
  • Change on the year +56.9% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.30 USD per share
  • Last distribution 2.04 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2025-12-16
  • By calendar year 2023: 1.65 USD (partial) · 2024: 1.30 USD · 2025: 2.04 USD first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-12-20

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

About iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) is an exchange-traded fund that trades on US exchanges. Closelooknet tracks it as a benchmark: the dailies and the sector dispersion board quote it as a market reference, and the holdings card above matches its largest positions against the names with a Closelooknet page. It is a constituent of Closelooknet benchmark ETF set.

closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-26

Quick answers

What is iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY)?

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF is an exchange-traded fund trading as EWY on the US exchange (US) and is one of the benchmark ETFs Closelooknet tracks as a market reference, as of the registry build of 2026-09-26.

How does Closelooknet use EWY?

As a benchmark: the daily editions, the sector dispersion board and the index dashboards quote iShares MSCI South Korea ETF as a market reference, and this page matches the fund's largest holdings against the names Closelooknet covers so a reader can move from the fund to the companies inside it.

Where does EWY trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +7% vs the 50-day and +21.6% vs the 200-day average, 15.3% below the 52-week high and +144.5% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-25 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does iShares MSCI South Korea ETF trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year iShares MSCI South Korea ETF had a beta of 1.81 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it moves strongly with bonds, higher than 99% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −2.43% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

Where has Closelooknet written about iShares MSCI South Korea ETF?

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF appears in 28 Closelooknet pieces, most recently Morning 10: Memory — Samsung and SK Hynix drop 4% as Seoul reopens, storage follows; Nasdaq futures slip (2026-09-28); Morning 10: Rates — the 10-year closes at 5.11% and the 5-year hits 5%; Tokyo reopens higher, chip-equipment makers lead (2026-09-24); Midday 10: Yields — the 10-year is back above 5% on a hot PMI and a hawkish Fed; chips fall, software is bought (2026-09-23). What Closelooknet said most recently: The New York-listed Korea fund EWY had actually risen 2.55% on Friday while Seoul was shut, so this is not Seoul catching up with a fall it missed. (Morning 10, 2026-09-28). The "Mentioned on Closelooknet" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

Does Closelooknet hold iShares MSCI South Korea ETF?

Yes — Global ETFs: 100 shares · average entry $184.76, +1.3% unrealised. A record of what the diary does, not a recommendation to do the same.

Does iShares MSCI South Korea ETF pay a dividend?

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has paid 2.04 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid once a year, a trailing yield of 1.09% on the 2026-09-25 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 2.04 USD on 2025-12-16. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for EWY, fund basics and the top holdings by weight with the Closelooknet names among them marked, the technical state where the data exists, and the research diary mentions — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.