iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT)

NYSEARCA: EWT · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
44.26
+0.11 (0.25%)
Sep 27, 2023, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
0.25%
Assets $3.27B
Expense Ratio 0.57%
PE Ratio 12.45
Shares Out n/a
Dividend (ttm) $7.56
Dividend Yield 17.08%
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 13, 2022
Payout Ratio 212.60%
1-Year Return -0.74%
Volume 2,476,590
Open 44.35
Previous Close 44.15
Day's Range 44.01 - 44.46
52-Week Low 39.75
52-Week High 51.08
Beta n/a
Holdings 98
Inception Date Jun 20, 2000

About EWT

Fund Home Page

The iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Taiwan 25-50 index. The fund tracks an index of Taiwanese firms, covering the top 85% of the market and weighted by market cap subjected to diversification requirements. EWT was launched on Jun 20, 2000 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category China Region
Region Asia-Pacific
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol EWT
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked MSCI Taiwan 25-50

Top 10 Holdings

43.62% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 2330.TW 21.80%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY LTD 2317.TW 4.48%
MEDIATEK INC 2454.TW 3.86%
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC 2308.TW 2.36%
QUANTA COMPUTER INC 2382.TW 2.34%
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 2303.TW 1.89%
FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING LTD 2881.TW 1.83%
CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING LTD 2891.TW 1.70%
MEGA FINANCIAL HOLDING LTD 2886.TW 1.69%
CHUNGHWA TELECOM LTD 2412.TW 1.68%
View More Holdings

Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
2022-12-13 $7.558 2022-12-19
2021-12-13 $1.760 2021-12-17
2020-12-14 $0.97273 2020-12-18
2019-12-16 $1.02349 2019-12-20
2018-12-18 $0.99798 2018-12-24
2017-12-19 $1.01891 2017-12-26
Full Dividend History

News

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2 years ago - ETF Trends

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Other symbols: FLTW
2 years ago - Barrons

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Other symbols: EWYTSM
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3 years ago - ETFcom

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Other symbols: FRDMSMH
3 years ago - Benzinga

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3 years ago - ETF Trends

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Other symbols: EEMEMBEZAVWO
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Other symbols: EWYTHD
3 years ago - ETF Trends

Good News Is Priced in, but Taiwan ETFs Can Climb Higher

The iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (NYSEArca: EWT) and the Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF (NYSEArca: FLTW) recently rallied following President Tsai Ing-wen’s convincing reelection bid and while some market observ...

Other symbols: FLTW
4 years ago - ETF Trends

Taiwan ETF Jumps After Tsai’s Landslide Presidential Election Win

Taiwan country-specific ETFs popped off on Monday after a landslide victory for President Tsai Ing-wen over the weekend.

Other symbols: FLTW
4 years ago - ETF Trends

Consider “EWT” ETF After Taiwan Was Skeptical of a U.S. Trade Deal

The major U.S. indexes were reeling on Tuesday following U.S.

4 years ago - ETF Trends

Bridgewater’s Top 5 New Buys in the 3rd Quarter

Bridgewater Associates, the $165 billion hedge fund founded by Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio), disclosed this week that its top five new buys for the third quarter were iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT), I...

Other symbols: AMTBENIVZPGR
4 years ago - GuruFocus

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4 years ago - Benzinga

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Other symbols: TSM
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