iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT)
| 15.71 Data as of Jan 28 |  -0.12 / -0.76%Today’s Change | 13.26 Today|||52-Week Range 16.59 | +3.97% Year-to-Date |
Investment Objective
The investment seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI Taiwan Index. The underlying index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. It may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies, and components primarily include financials, information technology and materials companies. The fund will at all times invest at least 80% of its assets in the securities of its underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities in its underlying index. It is non-diversified.
Latest EWT News
| 3 Emerging Markets Benefiting From Lower Oil Jan 22 / Benzinga |
Performance
| 1 month | +5.60% | 3 years | +11.36% | |
| 3 months | +6.72% | 5 years | +8.18% | |
| 1 year | +17.50% | Since inception | +0.83% |
Data through 01/28/2015
Quote Details
| Previous close | $15.83 |
| Open day’s range | 15.68 – 15.89 |
| Net asset value (NAV) | 15.85 (01/27/2015) |
| Daily volume | 8,436,969 |
| Average volume (3 months) | 6,651,287 |
Data as of 3:59pm ET, 01/28/2015
Peer Comparisonvs. China region ETFs
| EWT | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance 5-yr return | +8.18% | +3.31% |
| Expense Gross exp ratio | 0.62% | 0.69% |
| Risk 5 year sharpe ratio | 0.39 | 0.26 |
| Net assets | $3.3B | $491.8M |
| Average market cap | $15.0B | $28.8B |
| Average P/E | 14.4 | 11.5 |
| 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 | 22.83% |
| -- Hon Hai Precision Ind Co Ltd | 7.21% |
| -- MediaTek Inc | 4.32% |
| -- Cathay Financial Holding Co Ltd | 2.49% |
| -- Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd | 2.34% |
| -- Delta Electronics Inc | 2.31% |
| -- Fubon Financial Holdings Co Ltd | 2.21% |
| -- Nan Ya Plastics Corp | 2.04% |
| -- China Steel Corp | 2.02% |
| -- Formosa Plastics Corp | 1.95% |