Is EWS a good investment?

iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) is a Asia-Pacific regional ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores EWS 3.4 out of 10 — highest on Return (6.1), lowest on Valuation (0.0). It trades at 18.5 times earnings, against its own median of 12.6. Its ten largest holdings are 86% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is EWS rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) 3.4 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) 3.4 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 3.4 / 10
Growth: 1.3 / 10
Valuation: 0.0 / 10
Risk: 3.6 / 10
Quality: 5.8 / 10
Return: 6.1 / 10

What is EWS's expense ratio? 0.50% a year

As of September 11, 2026, EWS charges 0.50% a year, yields 4.10% and holds $1.3B in assets across 20 positions.

iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) — cost, income and size
Measure	EWS
Expense ratio	0.50%
Dividend yield	4.10%
Assets under management	$1.3B
Holdings	20

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in EWS's data

Singapore's largest listed companies, across finance and industry.

Priced in line with the regional average — no bargain, no premium for holding it.

Trailing P/E multiple of 18.5x sits in line with the Asia Pacific category median, while the top 10 holdings account for 81.5% of assets — a narrow bet on a few names.

A focused allocation to Singapore's biggest names — narrow exposure for targeted access.

Why did EWS move this week? It fell 2.0% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Grab and DBS drove it

EWS fell 2.0% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Grab (−10.8%), DBS (−1.2%) and Sea (−6.1%); Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (+5.6%) pushed the other way.

Is EWS expensive right now? It trades at 18.5 times earnings, against its own median of 12.6

As of September 11, 2026, EWS is more expensive than 99% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 113 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside EWS?

What's inside EWS: Size (Large 62%, Mid 33%, Small 5%); Geography (International 100%, US 0%); Tech 4.1%.

What are EWS's top holdings? The ten largest are 86% of the fund

DBS, Oversea-Chinese Banking, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Keppel, Singapore Telecommunications, Wilmar International, United Overseas Bank, Capitaland Ascendas, Singapore Airlines and Singapore Technologies Engineering are EWS's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 98% of Asia Pacific ETFs.

Half of EWS's weight sits in its 3 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 7 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/ews