iSharesFocused RegionEWK · NYSE Arca

iShares MSCI Belgium ETF (EWK)

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Price: $26.93; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $169.5M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.49%; Category 0.00%
Yield: 1.79%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 18.9%-4.7%; Category 23.6%
3Y CAGR: 16.6%-2.0%; Category 18.6%
5Y CAGR: 7.4%-1.8%; Category 9.2%

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iShares MSCI Belgium ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	+0.9%	-1.5%	+12.5%	+12.2%	+18.9%	+16.6%	+7.4%	+6.6%	+6.2%
Focused Region average	1.2%	2.9%	11.8%	14.4%	23.6%	18.6%	9.2%	8.0%	7.4%
Difference	-0.3%	-4.4%	+0.8%	-2.2%	-4.7%	-2.0%	-1.8%	-1.4%	-1.1%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 67.6% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
Ticker	Holding	Weight
ABI.BR	Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	20.07%
ARGX.BR	argenx SE	17.03%
KBC.BR	KBC Groupe NV	7.67%
AGS.BR	Ageas SA/ NV	4.60%
UCB.BR	UCB SA	4.36%
AED.BR	Aedifica SA	3.35%
ACKB.BR	Ackermans & Van Haaren NV	2.78%
SYENS.BR	Syensqo SA	2.60%
GBLB.BR	Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA	2.57%
ELI.BR	Elia Group SA/NV	2.52%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E: 15.4
P/B: 1.7
P/S: 2.0
P/CF: 10.6

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Health care24.9%
Consumer staples23.6%
Financial services19.5%
Real estate9.5%
Industrials7.8%
Materials5.8%
Utilities2.5%
Consumer discretionary1.9%
Communication services1.6%
Technology1.5%
Energy1.4%

Asset mix

Stocks99.6%
Cash0.4%

ETF details

Issuer: iShares
Category: Equity · Focused Region
Ticker: EWK
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 12 Mar 1996 (30.5 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.49% (category 0.00%)
Holdings turnover: 17%
Distribution yield: 1.79%
Beta, 3 years: 0.89
Total net assets: $169.5M

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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