iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

iShares, Inc. · Series S000004258 · 1 share classes

Equity fund · 99% stocks
One fund, 1 share classes:EWY
$24.14B NAV
85 positions · as of 2026-05-31 · filed 2026-07-27
data updated 2026-09-08

Fund profile

As filed in the prospectus · 2025 Q4

The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (the Fund ) seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of South Korean equities.

Strategy · summarised

The fund tracks the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index using representative sampling, holding a representative sample of the index's large- and mid-capitalization South Korean equities rather than all constituents. The index applies a capping methodology that limits any single corporate group to 25% weight and restricts groups above 5% to an aggregate 50% weight. Because the fund may not hold all index components, its returns may diverge from the index.

Expenses
0.59%one share class
Share classExpense ratio
EWY0.59%

Portfolio turnover 49.00% · as of 2025 Q4

Allocation

Asset groups · long / short shown separately, never netted · 2026 Q2

104.64%
of net assets
Stocks99.38%
Cash & short-term4.92%
Derivatives0.25%
Other0.08%

Derivatives are shown at market value, not notional exposure.

Latest quarter

What changed since the fund's previous filing

2026Q2 vs 2026Q1: 18 new18 exited

Largest new: SK Square Co., Ltd., HYUNDAI MOBIS CO.,LTD, SAMSUNG C&T CORPORATION, HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO.,LTD., LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD., Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd., APR Co Ltd, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY

Largest exited: SK Square Co Ltd, Samsung C&T Corp, Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd, LG Energy Solution Ltd, Hanwha Ocean Co Ltd, Hyundai Motor Co, HYBE Co Ltd

Return profile

Total return as filed — price change plus distributions reinvested · trailing figures to Apr 2026

1-year
+187.13%
3-year
+179.41%
5-year
+91.67%
Volatility
51.73%
Worst 3-yr fall
-22.54%
Cumulative return· Jun 2023 – Apr 2026

May 2026 has been filed since the trailing figures were struck, so it is not in the table above or the curve — every figure here shares one cut-off, which is what makes them comparable with other funds.

Holdings

By % of NAV · equity positions carry filed share counts · every resolvable issuer links to its company page

Issuer%NAVValue
SK hynix Inc.30.86%$7.45B
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.23.88%$5.76B
BlackRock Funds III: BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional; SL Agency Shares4.88%$1.18B
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD3.42%$826.73M
SK Square Co., Ltd.3.08%$743.35M
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY2.43%$587.51M
KB Financial Group Inc.1.40%$336.79M
HYUNDAI MOBIS CO.,LTD1.22%$293.56M
DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD.1.21%$291.74M
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.1.14%$274.99M
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Reported price is the fund's own reported value divided by its own reported shares at 2026-05-31 — not a live quote, and not what the fund paid.

Top 10 positions are 73.50% of net assets, top 25 86.10%, across 82 issuers.

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