iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund (EWT)
| 13.30 Real-Time Quote |  -0.19 / -1.41%Today’s Change | 11.50 Today|||52-Week Range 14.40 | -2.35% 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 Taiwan Index (the "underlying index"). The fund will at all times invest at least 80% 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 Taiwan Stock Exchange. Components primarily include financial, information technology and materials companies. The fund is non-diversified.
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Performance
| 1 month | -4.95% | 3 years | +7.70% | |
| 3 months | +1.28% | 5 years | +0.84% | |
| 1 year | +12.86% | Since inception | -0.63% |
Data through 06/19/2013
Quote Details
| Previous close | $13.49 |
| Open day’s range | 13.21 – 13.44 |
| Net asset value (NAV) | 13.44 (06/18/2013) |
| Daily volume | 5,274,077 |
| Average volume (3 months) | 4,844,207 |
Data as of 3:49pm ET, 06/19/2013
Peer Comparisonvs. China region ETFs
| EWT | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance 5-yr return | +0.84% | +1.24% |
| Expense Gross exp ratio | 0.61% | 0.70% |
| Risk 5 year sharpe ratio | 0.15 | 0.14 |
| Net assets | $2.8B | $614.9M |
| Average market cap | $11.7B | $24.5B |
| Average P/E | 16.9 | 10.7 |
| Dividend / Share | -- | 0.37% |
Competitors
Holdings
Top 5 SectorsPortfolio weighting
| Hardware | 40.81% |
| Consumer goods | 27.68% |
| Financial service | 14.98% |
| Industrial materials | 7.10% |
| Telecommunication | 4.18% |
Top 10 HoldingsPortfolio weighting
| -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 21.06% |
| -- Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. | 5.99% |
| -- MediaTek Inc | 3.32% |
| -- Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd | 2.87% |
| -- Nan Ya Plastics Corporation | 2.28% |
| -- China Steel Corporation | 2.24% |
| -- Formosa Plastics Corporation | 2.17% |
| -- Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | 2.16% |
| -- Delta Electronics, Inc. | 2.08% |
| -- Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | 1.92% |