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iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

EWL
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Mar 12, 1996
Expense Ratio
0.5%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$22,928,207
AUM
$1,174,230,449
Associated Index
MSCI Switzerland 25/50 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus

Top 10 Holdings

NESN
Nestle SA
19.86%
NOVN
Novartis AG - Registered Shares
12.7%
ROG
Roche Holding AG
11.78%
UBSG
UBS Group AG - Registered Shares
4.93%
ZURN
Zurich Insurance Group AG Ltd
4.61%
CFR
Compagnie financiere Richemont SA - Registered Shares - Class A
3.98%
ABBN
ABB Ltd.
3.81%
ALC
Alcon Inc. - Registered Shares
2.72%
SIKA
Sika AG - Registered Shares
2.64%
LONN
Lonza Group AG
2.41%

What is EWL?

The iShares MSCI Switzerland 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 Swiss market as measured by the MSCI Switzerland 25/50 Index.

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EWL
Performance Measures**

for the time period Mar 22, 1996 to Dec 16, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 3.9%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 6.4%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -53.8%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 20.9%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.43

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.13

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toEWL

ETFs correlated to EWL include IQDG, VIGI, BBEU

EWL
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF
IQDG
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund
VIGI
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF
BBEU
J.P.Morgan Investment Management Inc. - JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF
SPEU
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF
IEV
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Europe ETF
VGK
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
EFG
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF
IEUR
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF
EFAV
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
IQLT
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor 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.

Trading Strategies
Related toEWL

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Category

Global equities, developed markets, inverse-volatility, volatility targeting, country allocation, daily rebalancing

OOS Cumulative Return

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Category

Developed markets, country rotation, mean reversion, equities, daily rebalance, 200-day lookback, equal weight

OOS Cumulative Return

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FAQ

EWL is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. The iShares MSCI Switzerland 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 Swiss market as measured by the MSCI Switzerland 25/50 Index.

EWL tracks the MSCI Switzerland 25/50 Index.

No, EWL 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, EWL 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 EWL is -0.026%. This is the percent change in the value of EWL over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on EWL is -0.0303%. This is the percent change in the value of EWL over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of EWL for the past year is 0.1752%. 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 EWL include EWZ, EWW, and EWT.

ETFs correlated to EWL include IQDG, VIGI, and BBEU.

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

Disclaimers

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