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About iShares Inc iShares MSCI Belgium ETF
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Inception date
Mar 12, 1996
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
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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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Consumer Non-Durables
Health Technology
Stocks99.81%
Finance26.67%
Consumer Non-Durables23.90%
Health Technology23.45%
Process Industries5.55%
Consumer Services3.77%
Industrial Services3.66%
Utilities2.89%
Distribution Services2.44%
Electronic Technology2.16%
Non-Energy Minerals2.10%
Communications1.16%
Retail Trade1.02%
Producer Manufacturing1.02%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.19%
Cash0.19%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe100.00%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
EWK invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 26.67% stocks, and Consumer Non-Durables, with 23.90% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
EWK top holdings are Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and argenx SE, occupying 21.57% and 13.24% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EWK last dividends amounted to 0.26 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.23 USD in dividends, which shows a 13.04% increase.
EWK assets under management is 37.25 M USD. It's risen 13.96% over the last month.
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.
Yes, EWK pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.20%. The last dividend (Jun 20, 2025) amounted to 0.26 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
EWK shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Mar 12, 1996, and its management style is Passive.
EWK expense ratio is 0.50% meaning you'd have to pay 0.50% of your investment to help manage the fund.
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.
EWK invests in stocks.
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.
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 trades at a premium (0.04%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.