EWK

iShares MSCI Belgium ETF

Equity

EWK

iShares MSCI Belgium ETF

How To Buy
  • Fees as stated in the prospectus Expense Ratio: 0.49%

Overview

Why EWK?

1. Exposure to a broad range of companies in Belgium

 

2. Targeted access to Belgian stocks

 

3. Use to express a single country view

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The iShares MSCI Belgium ETF seeks to track the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Belgian equities.
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Performance

Performance

  YTD 1m 3m 6m 1y 3y 5y 10y Incept.
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. -26.92 -13.68 -26.92 -21.93 -18.41 -15.76 -2.46 49.82 169.50
Market Price (%) Market price return represents changes to the midpoint price and accounts for distributions from the fund. The midpoint is the average of the bid-ask prices at 4:00 PM ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds). -27.71 -16.09 -27.71 -22.63 -19.09 -16.29 -3.38 48.90 166.42
Benchmark (%) Index: MSCI Belgium IMI 25/50 Index. On 11/09/2012 EWK began to track the MSCI Belgium IMI 25/50 Index. Historical index data prior to 11/09/2012 is for the MSCI Belgium Investable Market Index; index data after 11/09/12 is for the MSCI Belgium IMI 25/50 Index. -26.84 -13.61 -26.84 -21.81 -18.42 -15.88 -2.38 61.96 184.58
After Tax Pre-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions. Assumes fund shares have not been sold. -26.92 -13.68 -26.92 -22.05 -18.64 -16.57 -3.74 44.79 126.61
After Tax Post-Liq. (%) Return after taxes on distributions and sale of fund shares. -15.94 -8.10 -15.94 -12.67 -9.92 -10.67 0.29 42.46 128.92
  2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total Return (%) Total return represents changes to the NAV and accounts for distributions from the fund. 13.40 -1.23 23.25 -20.36 25.55
Market Price (%) Market price return represents changes to the midpoint price and accounts for distributions from the fund. The midpoint is the average of the bid-ask prices at 4:00 PM ET (when NAV is normally determined for most funds). 13.74 -1.24 23.52 -20.32 26.04
Benchmark (%) Index: MSCI Belgium IMI 25/50 Index. On 11/09/2012 EWK began to track the MSCI Belgium IMI 25/50 Index. Historical index data prior to 11/09/2012 is for the MSCI Belgium Investable Market Index; index data after 11/09/12 is for the MSCI Belgium IMI 25/50 Index. 13.60 -1.22 23.23 -20.49 25.62
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

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The Hypothetical Growth of $10,000 chart reflects a hypothetical $10,000 investment and assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Fund expenses, including management fees and other expenses were deducted.

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted, and numbers may reflect small variances due to rounding. Standardized performance and performance data current to the most recent month end may be found in the Performance section.