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ETFs

iShares MSCI Belgium ETF

EWK
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Mar 12 1996
Expense Ratio
0.50%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$122,767
AUM
$19,826,401
Associated Index
MSCI Belgium IMI 25/50 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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Beam Inc
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7.90%
SOLB
Solvay SA - 0.50% BD REDEEM 06/09/2029 EUR 100000
4.52%
UCB
United Community Banks Inc
4.44%
EAI
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA
4.25%
AGS
Allgemeine Gold- und Silberscheideanstalt AG
3.89%
UMI
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited
2.88%
DIE
Dierig Holding AG
2.45%
WDP
Walt Disney Co (The)
2.44%
Invest with EWK

What is EWK?

The iShares MSCI Belgium ETF seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of publicly traded securities in the Belgian market as measured by the MSCI Belgium IMI 25/50 Index.

ETFs related toEWK

ETFs correlated to EWK include IEUR, SPEU, VGK

EWK
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Belgium ETF
IEUR
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF
SPEU
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF
VGK
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
BBEU
J.P.Morgan Investment Management Inc. - JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF
IEV
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Europe ETF
EZU
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI EMU ETF
EWG
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Germany ETF
ESGD
iShares Trust - iShares Trust iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
GSIE
Goldman Sachs ETF Trust - Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF
RODM
Lattice Strategies Trust - Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Automated Strategies
Related toEWK

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Go Global, Copy the Greats

Risk Rating

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Category

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Risk Rating

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FAQ

EWK is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. The iShares MSCI Belgium ETF seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of publicly traded securities in the Belgian market as measured by the MSCI Belgium IMI 25/50 Index.

EWK tracks the MSCI Belgium IMI 25/50 Index.

No, EWK is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, EWK is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on EWK is -0.0294%. This is the percent change in the value of EWK over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on EWK is -0.0032%. This is the percent change in the value of EWK over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of EWK for the past year is 0.1866%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to EWK include EWZ, EWW, and EWT.

ETFs correlated to EWK include IEUR, SPEU, and VGK.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to EWK include EPV, EFZ, and SH.

Disclaimers

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.