EWY ETF Analysis: South Korea | NYSE

Focused Region | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 24.164m USD | 12M Return: 126.7% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Korean Equities, Large-Cap Stocks, Mid-Cap Stocks, Emerging Markets
Total Rating 83
Safety 64
Buy Signal 0.64
Focused Region
Category Rotation: +2.2
TER: 0.59%
AUM: 24.2B
Avg Turnover: 3.92B
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility64.1%
VaR 5th Pctl11.4%
VaR vs Median-1.38%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.74
Rel. Str. IBD92
Rel. Str. Peer Group95.2
Character TTM
Beta1.516
Beta Downside1.334
Hurst Exponent0.396
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD27.36%
CAGR/Max DD1.36
CAGR/Mean DD4.59

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

Rs Leader
Idiosyncratic Leader

Seasonality 10.5 years of data

Jan +4.9% 15
Feb -1.2% 9
Mar +0.1% 2
Apr -1.1% 14
May +2.2% 18
Jun -1.0% 13
Jul +1.2% 24
Aug -1.4% 48
Sep -0.6% 21
Oct -2.5% 9
Nov +0.4% 5
Dec +4.2% 23

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: EWY South Korea

The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) is a passively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the MSCI Korea Index. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments with substantially identical economic characteristics. The underlying index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted benchmark designed to measure the large- and mid-capitalization segments of the South Korean equity market. The fund is classified as non-diversified, meaning it may concentrate holdings in fewer issuers than a diversified fund.

EWY provides investors with targeted exposure to South Korean large- and mid-cap equities, a market heavily weighted toward sectors such as information technology (notably semiconductors), consumer electronics, automotive manufacturing, and shipbuilding. As a focused regional ETF, it offers a single-instrument way to access Koreas export-oriented economy, which is dominated by globally significant industrial conglomerates.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Samsung chip cycle recovery lifts EWY earnings exposure
  • Korean won depreciation pressures USD-denominated ETF returns
  • China demand rebound boosts Korean exporter revenue outlook
What is the price of EWY shares?

As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 161.20 with a total of 18,517,678 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.02%, over one month by -18.38%, over three months by +2.85% and over the past year by +126.68%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 146.70 (which is 9% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).

Is EWY a buy, sell or hold?

South Korea has no consensus analysts rating.