iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) is a Asia-Pacific regional ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores EWY 6.8 out of 10 — highest on Growth (10.0), lowest on Risk (0.7). It trades at 10.1 times earnings, against its own median of 10.5. Its ten largest holdings are 62% of the fund.
What stands out in EWY's data
South Korean equities, weighted toward the country's largest companies.
Returned more than most Asia-Pacific peers over the last three years — a stretch of strong performance that has already landed.
A 48% three-year annualized return leads the category median of 15%, ahead of most peers. The same portfolio carries EBITDA margin of 42.7%.
A focused position on Korean exporters, built for portfolios that can handle its wider price swings.
How is EWY rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) 6.8 out of 10
As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) 6.8 out of 10 overall.
ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):
- Overall: 6.8 / 10
- Growth: 10.0 / 10
- Value: 4.8 / 10
- Risk: 0.7 / 10
- Quality: 6.7 / 10
- Return: 9.1 / 10
Is EWY expensive right now? It trades at 10.1 times earnings, against its own median of 10.5
As of October 9, 2026, EWY is cheaper than 61% of its own last 9 years.
Trailing 12 months, built from EWY's holdings. How we calculate this →
What's inside EWY? 57% Tech
What's inside EWY: Size (Large 72%, Mid 28%, Small 1%); Geography (International 100%, US 0%); Tech 57.2%; Semiconductors 26.9%; Memory 52.0%.
What are EWY's top holdings? The ten largest are 62% of the fund
SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, SK Square, Samsung Electro Mechanics, KB Financial, Shinhan Financial, Hyundai Motor, Samsung SDI, Hana Financial and Doosan Heavy are EWY's largest holdings, in that order.
More concentrated than 95% of Asia Pacific ETFs.
Half of EWY's weight sits in its 4 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 9 equally weighted holdings.
What is EWY's expense ratio? 0.59% a year
As of October 9, 2026, EWY charges 0.59% a year, yields 1.15% and holds $26.4B in assets across 78 positions.
| Measure | EWY |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.59% |
| Dividend yield | 1.15% |
| Assets under management | $26.4B |
| Holdings | 78 |
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.
Cite this
ETF Copilot, “iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/ewy
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