iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA)Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
28.81 USD
+0.27
(0.946%)
⇧
(Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:02 a.m. EDT
The Australian exposure represented here is currently under pressure, trading significantly below its 50-day moving average and failing to recover from its yearly lows. While the valuation looks attractive with a price-to-book ratio well under half, the market is pricing in a lack of growth, evidenced by the trailing run of negative annual returns that has capped the long-term outlook. The short-term outlook remains muted; despite a slight statistical lean toward the upside, the heavy put activity and weak momentum suggest sellers still control the narrative. However, the 2.98% dividend yield provides a tangible floor, making this a reasonable hold for income-focused investors who can tolerate the stagnation, rather than a compelling entry for capital appreciation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.020351 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.020354 |
| MSTL | 0.021093 |
| AutoTheta | 0.022362 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 52% |
| H-stat | 16.89 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.123 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.01 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 20.58 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:02 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume relative to calls, creating a significant 'put wall' at strikes below the current price. While there is notable call open interest at distant strikes (35.0), the immediate expiration data shows dominant put positioning, suggesting a fear of downside volatility or a hedge against a potential drop below the 27.0 strike level.
| 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 | 28.97 |
| Ask Size | 6,300 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,820,390 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,446,382 |
| Average Volume | 2,446,382 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,820,390 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.98 |
| Bid | 28.66 |
| Bid Size | 3,800 |
| Book Value | 64.795 |
| Category | Focused Region |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 28.81 |
| Day Low | 28.565 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.98 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.3995645 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 29.2762 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.46619987 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.015924195 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 7.0208073 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 30.48 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.6700001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.05479003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 24.94 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.869999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.15517236 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 24.94 - 30.48 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 827,159,400,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.061622802 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | 0.19999886 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.7007668 |
| Fullday Price | 28.81 |
| 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 | 28.50541 |
| Net Assets | 1,211,079,810.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.5 |
| Open | 28.7 |
| Previous Close | 28.54 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.44463307 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.269999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.946036 |
| Regular Market Day High | 28.81 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 28.565 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 28.565 - 28.81 |
| Regular Market Open | 28.7 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 28.54 |
| Regular Market Price | 28.81 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,094,400 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,640,305 |
| Shares Outstanding | 63,600,000 |
| Short Name | iShares MSCI Australia Index Fu |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EWA |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1432963 |
| Total Assets | 1,211,079,808 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.577 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.02021724 |
| Trailing P E | 20.584974 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 0.88367 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 0.88367 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 28.74015 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.069849014 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.0024303636 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 2,640,305 |
| Yield | 0.0298 |
| Ytd Return | 9.82448 |