iShares MSCI Sweden ETF (EWD)
| Assets | $322.17M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.54% |
| PE Ratio | 17.62 |
| Shares Out | 8.40M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.61 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.28% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Payout Ratio | 75.24% |
| 1-Year Return | +6.69% |
| Volume | 211,310 |
| Open | 37.83 |
| Previous Close | 38.30 |
| Day's Range | 37.50 - 37.83 |
| 52-Week Low | 35.52 |
| 52-Week High | 43.96 |
| Beta | 1.15 |
| Holdings | 62 |
| Inception Date | Mar 12, 1996 |
About EWD
Fund Home PageThe iShares MSCI Sweden ETF (EWD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Sweden 25-50 index, a market-cap-weighted index of Swedish stocks EWD was launched on Mar 12, 1996 and is issued by BlackRock.
Top 10 Holdings
52.11% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Investor AB (publ) | INVE.B | 8.73% |
| Atlas Copco AB (publ) | ATCO.A | 8.02% |
| AB Volvo (publ) | VOLV.B | 7.37% |
| ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) | ASSA.B | 5.55% |
| Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) | ERIC.B | 4.13% |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) | SEB.A | 4.10% |
| Atlas Copco AB Class B | ATCOB.ST | 4.08% |
| Sandvik AB (publ) | SAND | 3.70% |
| Hexagon AB (publ) | HEXA.B | 3.32% |
| Swedbank AB (publ) | SWED.A | 3.13% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2024 | $0.659 | Jun 17, 2024 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | $0.953 | Dec 27, 2023 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | $0.198 | Dec 19, 2022 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | $0.993 | Jun 15, 2022 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | $0.203 | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Dec 13, 2021 | $1.204 | Dec 17, 2021 |
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