iSharesFocused RegionEWK · NYSE Arca

iShares MSCI Belgium ETF (EWK)

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Price: $26.22; —30 Oct 2026
Assets: $239.6M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.49%; Category 0.00%
Yield: 1.91%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 13.7%+2.7%; Category 11.0%
3Y CAGR: 19.4%+0.5%; Category 18.9%
5Y CAGR: 6.4%-1.5%; Category 7.9%

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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	+1.6%	-2.7%	+4.1%	+9.2%	+13.7%	+19.4%	+6.4%	+6.6%	+6.1%
Focused Region average	-3.6%	-4.5%	-3.8%	5.8%	11.0%	18.9%	7.9%	7.2%	6.0%
Difference	+5.1%	+1.8%	+7.9%	+3.4%	+2.7%	+0.5%	-1.5%	-0.7%	+0.1%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 67.5% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
Ticker	Holding	Weight
ABI.BR	Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV	19.88%
ARGX.BR	argenx SE	17.05%
KBC.BR	KBC Groupe NV	7.91%
AGS.BR	Ageas SA/ NV	4.66%
UCB.BR	UCB SA	4.30%
AED.BR	Aedifica SA	3.26%
ACKB.BR	Ackermans & Van Haaren NV	2.79%
SYENS.BR	Syensqo SA	2.59%
GBLB.BR	Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA	2.56%
LOTB.BR	Lotus Bakeries NV	2.47%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E: 14.3
P/B: 1.6
P/S: 1.9
P/CF: 10.0

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Health care25.0%
Consumer staples23.4%
Financial services20.1%
Real estate9.1%
Industrials7.7%
Materials5.8%
Utilities2.4%
Consumer discretionary1.8%
Communication services1.6%
Technology1.6%
Energy1.6%

Asset mix

Stocks99.6%
Cash0.4%

ETF details

Issuer: iShares
Category: Equity · Focused Region
Ticker: EWK
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 12 Mar 1996 (30.6 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.49% (category 0.00%)
Holdings turnover: 17%
Distribution yield: 1.91%
Beta, 3 years: 0.91
Total net assets: $239.6M

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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