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iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL)

Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
62.25 USD +0.25 (0.403%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 61.87 -0.38 (-0.380%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 6:18 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:27 a.m. EDT

The iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF presents a classic case of a defensive trade under pressure. While the underlying business—Swiss equities—is fundamentally sound with a reasonable price-to-book ratio of 1.38x and a stable dividend yield of 1.85%, the market sentiment is currently hostile. The price is trading below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, confirming a clear downtrend that has eroded recent gains. More alarmingly, the options chain screams caution; the sheer volume of put open interest at strikes like 61 and 73 relative to the tiny call activity suggests traders are betting on a continued decline or a significant correction rather than a recovery. Although the statistical forecast model hints at a slight upward drift over the next 45 days, this weak signal cannot override the heavy selling pressure visible in the options flow and the technical breakdown. Until the price stabilizes above key moving averages and the speculative fear in the options market subsides, the risk-reward profile remains skewed against the buyer.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.022762
MSTL0.022934
AutoARIMA0.023016
AutoTheta0.024233

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 58%
H-stat 11.28
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.090
Excess Kurtosis -1.40
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 25.40

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:27 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 61, 73) compared to negligible call volume. This 'put skew' suggests a fear of a sharp drop or a specific macro event triggering a sell-off, while the lack of aggressive call buying indicates a lack of conviction in an immediate rally.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.77% 1.77% 1.92% 2.01%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 1.090 1.767185
2025-06-16 1.023 1.902548
2024-06-11 1.017 2.097340
2023-06-07 1.021 2.243956
2022-06-09 0.857 2.039505
2021-06-10 0.915 1.844758
2020-12-14 0.023 0.053130
2020-06-15 0.624 1.626694
2019-06-17 0.750 2.055358
2018-06-19 0.807 2.506990
2017-06-20 0.728 2.137404
2016-12-21 0.018 0.061707
2016-06-22 0.793 2.663755
2015-06-25 0.801 2.387481
2014-06-25 0.788 2.298046
2013-06-27 0.604 2.111888
2012-06-21 0.633 2.843666
2011-12-20 0.018 0.080899
2011-06-22 0.532 2.033639
2010-06-23 0.324 1.576642
2009-12-22 0.041 0.185102
2009-06-23 0.261 1.480431
2008-12-23 0.065 0.380785
2008-06-25 0.395 1.647893
2007-12-20 0.276 1.084906
2006-12-20 0.194 0.784155
2005-12-23 0.119 0.622711
2004-12-23 0.086 0.511905
2003-12-22 0.053 0.367036
2003-12-16 0.030 0.207612
2002-12-23 0.029 0.263158
2001-12-24 0.005 0.041152
2001-08-24 0.094 0.713202
2000-12-20 0.160 1.032258
2000-08-24 0.157 0.958779
1999-08-25 0.391 2.482540
1998-12-22 0.570 3.268817
1998-08-25 1.247 7.529057
1997-12-23 0.025 0.165289
1997-08-25 0.570 3.831933
1996-08-26 0.095 0.756219
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.64
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.01032258
dividendYield 1.85

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 65.53
All Time Low 9.11
Ask 62.58
Ask Size 400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 685,460
Average Daily Volume3 Month 531,795
Average Volume 531,795
Average Volume10Days 685,460
Beta3 Year 0.91
Bid 61.83
Bid Size 500
Book Value 43.292
Category Focused Region
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 62.66
Day Low 62.085
Dividend Yield 1.85
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.4504094
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 61.692
Fifty Day Average Change 0.55799866
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.009044911
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 7.30356
Fifty Two Week High 65.53
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.2799988
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.05005339
Fifty Two Week Low 54.81
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.4399986
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.13574162
Fifty Two Week Range 54.81 - 65.53
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 827,159,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0707975
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.13000107
Fullday Change Percent -0.20967914
Fullday Price 62.25
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 will invest 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 index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid- capitalization segments of the equity market in Switzerland. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6456849
Nav Price 61.92041
Net Assets 2,669,902,340.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.5
Open 62.34
Post Market Change -0.38000107
Post Market Change Percent -0.6104435
Post Market Price 61.87
Post Market Time 1,792,189,109
Previous Close 62.0
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.43791
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.25
Regular Market Change Percent 0.403226
Regular Market Day High 62.66
Regular Market Day Low 62.085
Regular Market Day Range 62.085 - 62.66
Regular Market Open 62.34
Regular Market Previous Close 62.0
Regular Market Price 62.25
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,800
Regular Market Volume 327,661
Shares Outstanding 28,625,000
Short Name iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol EWL
Three Year Average Return 0.1422295
Total Assets 2,669,902,336
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.64
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.01032258
Trailing P E 25.403917
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -6.03871
Trailing Three Month Returns -6.03871
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 61.62485
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.6251488
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0101444265
Type Disp ETF
Volume 327,661
Yield 0.0185
Ytd Return 0.25218