iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund (EWA)
| 26.53 Data as of May 17 |  -0.06 / -0.23%Today’s Change | 20.35 Today|||52-Week Range 28.15 | +5.53% Year-to-Date |
Investment Objective
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Australia Index. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in the securities of its underlying index and in depositary receipts ("DRs") representing securities in its underlying index. The underlying index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Australian Stock Exchange. Components primarily include consumer staples, financial and materials companies. The fund is non-diversified.
Latest EWA News
No recent news for iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund.
Performance
| 1 month | -1.75% | 3 years | +13.19% | |
| 3 months | -0.79% | 5 years | +2.25% | |
| 1 year | +28.88% | Since inception | +9.76% |
Data through 05/18/2013
Quote Details
| Previous close | $26.59 |
| Open day’s range | 26.39 – 26.55 |
| Net asset value (NAV) | 26.44 (05/17/2013) |
| Daily volume | 4,996,295 |
| Average volume (3 months) | 2,042,998 |
Data as of 4:00pm ET, 05/17/2013
Peer Comparisonvs. Miscellaneous region ETFs
| EWA | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance 5-yr return | +2.25% | -- |
| Expense Gross exp ratio | 0.53% | 0.63% |
| Risk 5 year sharpe ratio | 0.31 | 0.17 |
| Net assets | $2.7B | $465.4M |
| Average market cap | $37.1B | $20.0B |
| Average P/E | 17.5 | 13.3 |
| Dividend / Share | -- | 0.46% |
Competitors
| GXF Global X FTSE Nordic Region ETF |
| EWU iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund |
| EWD iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund |
Holdings
Top 5 SectorsPortfolio weighting
| Financial service | 41.92% |
| Industrial materials | 30.17% |
| Consumer service | 9.43% |
| Energy | 6.48% |
| Healthcare | 3.34% |
Top 10 HoldingsPortfolio weighting
| -- Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 11.08% |
| -- BHP Billiton Ltd | 9.84% |
| -- Westpac Banking Corp | 9.76% |
| -- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited | 8.11% |
| -- National Australia Bank Limited | 7.40% |
| -- Woolworths Limited | 4.21% |
| -- Wesfarmers Ltd | 4.09% |
| -- CSL Limited | 2.96% |
| -- Westfield Group | 2.33% |
| -- Woodside Petroleum Limited | 2.32% |