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iShares Inc iShares MSCI Belgium ETF

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Key stats


Assets under management (AUM)
‪37.10 M‬USD
Fund flows (1Y)
‪13.06 M‬USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
2.21%
Discount/Premium to NAV
−0.04%
Shares outstanding
‪1.68 M‬
Expense ratio
0.50%

About iShares Inc iShares MSCI Belgium ETF


Brand
iShares
Inception date
Mar 12, 1996
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Index tracked
MSCI Belgium IMI 25/50 Index
Replication method
Physical
Management style
Passive
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
EWK covers the all cap space of the Belgium market. No ETF can fully replicate the Belgian market due to RIC diversification rules. The colossal Anheuser-Busch InBev represents over half of the Belgian market, but RIC rules force funds to cap exposure to a single constituent at 25%. Therefore, EWK is forced to underweight Anheuser-Busch InBev to about a quarter of the total portfolio, and each sector outside consumer cyclicals is consistently over-weighted by a few percentage points. Specifically the constraints includes that the sum of the weights of all issuers representing more than 5% of the index should not exceed 50%. The index is rebalanced quarterly.

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Classification


Asset Class
Equity
Category
Size and style
Focus
Total market
Niche
Broad-based
Strategy
Vanilla
Geography
Belgium
Weighting scheme
Market cap
Selection criteria
Market cap
What's in the fund
Exposure type
StocksBonds, Cash & Other
Finance
Consumer Non-Durables
Health Technology
Stock breakdown by region
100%
Top 10 holdings
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Oscillators
Neutral
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Oscillators
Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
SellBuy
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Neutral
SellBuy
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Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
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Moving Averages
Neutral
SellBuy
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Frequently Asked Questions


An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
EWK trades at 22.14 USD today, its price has risen 0.14% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on EWK price chart.
EWK net asset value is 22.15 today — it's risen 3.12% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
EWK assets under management is ‪37.10 M‬ USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
EWK price has risen by 2.50% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 13.60% increase. See more dynamics on EWK price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.12% over the last month, showed a 10.94% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 16.64% in a year.
EWK fund flows account for ‪13.06 M‬ USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
EWK invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
EWK expense ratio is 0.50%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, EWK isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, EWK technical analysis shows the strong buy rating and its 1-week rating is strong buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating EWK shows the buy signal. See more of EWK technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, EWK pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.21%.
EWK trades at a premium (0.04%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
EWK shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
EWK follows the MSCI Belgium IMI 25/50 Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Mar 12, 1996.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.