iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA)Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
28.35 USD
-0.10
(-0.351%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:04 a.m. EDT
The iShares MSCI Australia ETF presents a compelling value proposition for income-focused investors, trading at a deep discount to book value (P/B of 0.44) while offering a robust 3% dividend yield. The underlying business quality is sound, supported by a nine-year trajectory of positive growth with no recent consecutive declines, indicating the market has not yet punished the asset for structural deterioration. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by heavy speculative hedging; options data reveals a 'put wall' where investors are aggressively buying insurance against a crash, creating a ceiling on near-term upside despite the attractive valuation. The statistical forecast model offers a neutral signal, which aligns with the mixed sentiment of cheap fundamentals versus fearful sentiment. This creates a classic setup: a high-quality, cheap asset waiting for the speculative fear to subside before the value thesis can fully drive the price higher. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.016974 |
| MSTL | 0.017273 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.017506 |
| AutoTheta | 0.019224 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 54% |
| H-stat | 4.05 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.596 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.71 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 20.90 |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:04 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (over 6,000 contracts) compared to negligible call volume. While there is some speculative call activity at strikes 30 and 35, the overwhelming capital allocation is defensive, suggesting a fear of a significant drop rather than a bet on a rally.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.42% | 3.14% | 3.45% | 4.19% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 0.405 | 1.416084 |
| 2025-12-16 | 0.444 | 1.719597 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.397 | 1.521656 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.417 | 1.681452 |
| 2024-06-11 | 0.469 | 1.950104 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.488 | 2.059072 |
| 2023-06-07 | 0.417 | 1.891157 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.430 | 1.861472 |
| 2022-06-09 | 0.743 | 3.229031 |
| 2021-12-30 | 0.219 | 0.876000 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0.667 | 2.744856 |
| 2021-06-10 | 0.376 | 1.392077 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.200 | 0.846740 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.284 | 1.480709 |
| 2019-12-16 | 0.456 | 1.998247 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.443 | 2.043358 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.745 | 3.860104 |
| 2018-06-19 | 0.432 | 1.957408 |
| 2017-12-19 | 0.559 | 2.462555 |
| 2017-06-20 | 0.470 | 2.199345 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.540 | 2.675917 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.276 | 1.418294 |
| 2015-12-21 | 0.509 | 2.790570 |
| 2015-06-25 | 0.530 | 2.425629 |
| 2014-12-17 | 0.697 | 3.247903 |
| 2014-06-25 | 0.393 | 1.507480 |
| 2013-12-27 | 0.024 | 0.099092 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.576 | 2.477419 |
| 2013-06-27 | 0.542 | 2.350390 |
| 2012-12-18 | 0.895 | 3.594378 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.456 | 2.174535 |
| 2011-12-20 | 0.652 | 3.038211 |
| 2011-06-22 | 0.435 | 1.737220 |
| 2010-12-21 | 0.627 | 2.514034 |
| 2010-06-23 | 0.203 | 0.978785 |
| 2009-12-22 | 0.615 | 2.823691 |
| 2009-06-23 | 0.048 | 0.299439 |
| 2008-12-23 | 0.890 | 7.069102 |
| 2007-12-20 | 1.277 | 4.568873 |
| 2006-12-20 | 1.100 | 4.727116 |
| 2005-12-23 | 0.667 | 3.582170 |
| 2004-12-23 | 0.575 | 3.523284 |
| 2003-12-22 | 0.430 | 3.354134 |
| 2003-12-16 | 0.270 | 2.034665 |
| 2002-12-23 | 0.265 | 2.849462 |
| 2001-12-24 | 0.040 | 0.431034 |
| 2001-08-24 | 0.190 | 1.993704 |
| 2000-12-20 | 0.032 | 0.343624 |
| 2000-08-24 | 0.233 | 2.273171 |
| 1999-12-21 | 0.017 | 0.159064 |
| 1999-08-25 | 0.235 | 2.251497 |
| 1998-12-22 | 0.016 | 0.171812 |
| 1998-08-25 | 0.167 | 1.964706 |
| 1997-12-23 | 0.063 | 0.690411 |
| 1997-08-25 | 0.329 | 3.060465 |
| 1996-12-23 | 0.115 | 1.063584 |
| 1996-08-26 | 0.187 | 1.824390 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 34.83 |
| All Time Low | 7.375 |
| Ask | 28.45 |
| Ask Size | 6,600 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,352,710 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,370,926 |
| Average Volume | 2,370,926 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,352,710 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.98 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 7,700 |
| Book Value | 64.795 |
| Category | Focused Region |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 28.555 |
| Day Low | 28.305 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.01 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.3563076 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 28.7322 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.38220024 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.013302157 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 7.805991 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 30.48 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.1299992 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.069881864 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 24.94 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.4099998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.13672814 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 24.94 - 30.48 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 827,159,400,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0611035 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 826,588,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure the performance of large- and mid-capitalization segments of the Australian equity market. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | iShares MSCI Australia ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_6157790 |
| Nav Price | 28.48976 |
| Net Assets | 1,454,092,420.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.5 |
| Open | 28.49 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.0 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Pre Market Price | 28.35 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,026,803 |
| Previous Close | 28.45 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.43753377 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.1 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.351495 |
| Regular Market Day High | 28.555 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 28.305 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 28.305 - 28.555 |
| Regular Market Open | 28.49 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 28.45 |
| Regular Market Price | 28.35 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,453,911 |
| Shares Outstanding | 63,600,000 |
| Short Name | iShares MSCI Australia Index Fu |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EWA |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1026549 |
| Total Assets | 1,454,092,416 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.577 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.020281196 |
| Trailing P E | 20.902338 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 2.74627 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 2.74627 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 27.8166 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.5333996 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.019175585 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 1,453,911 |
| Yield | 0.0301 |
| Ytd Return | 8.8625 |