iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY)Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
151.60 USD
-4.62
(-2.957%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 1:27 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:48 a.m. EDT
The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF presents a classic 'value trap' scenario where cheap valuation meets a broken trend. While the P/E of 10 looks attractive, the price has been crushed, trading nearly 20% below its 200-day average, which signals that the market has priced in significant structural issues in the Korean economy or corporate sector. The short-term outlook remains cautious; despite record inflows and proxy plays into SK Hynix, the technicals are weak, and the statistical forecast offers no directional edge. The options market is telling a story of uncertainty: traders are buying protection against a crash while simultaneously placing large bets on a bounce, creating a fragile environment prone to whipsaws. Until the price can decisively reclaim the 200-day moving average, the downtrend is likely to persist. The dividend yield is modest and insufficient to offset the capital loss risk in a continuing decline. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.089415 |
| AutoETS | 0.093555 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.098580 |
| AutoTheta | 0.146384 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 32% |
| H-stat | 3.28 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.002 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.37 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 8.64 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:48 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile rebound rather than a steady grind higher. There is massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 190-220) acting as a 'call wall' where buyers expect a breakout, while deep out-of-the-money puts show extreme implied volatility spikes, indicating fear of a sharp drop if the rally fails. The heavy volume in strikes significantly below the current price suggests hedging against a downside gap, but the sheer size of the call positioning implies the market is betting on a recovery to test the 200+ level.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.28% | 2.28% | 2.44% | 2.13% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | 2.037 | 2.275469 |
| 2024-12-17 | 1.298 | 2.422998 |
| 2023-12-20 | 1.651 | 2.615653 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.697 | 1.196567 |
| 2021-12-13 | 1.679 | 2.151737 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.630 | 0.774431 |
| 2019-12-16 | 1.308 | 2.168795 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.790 | 1.352508 |
| 2017-12-19 | 2.176 | 2.986960 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.645 | 1.208997 |
| 2015-12-21 | 1.202 | 2.372212 |
| 2014-12-17 | 0.663 | 1.200000 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.898 | 1.425849 |
| 2012-12-18 | 0.365 | 0.585687 |
| 2011-12-20 | 0.373 | 0.723429 |
| 2011-06-22 | 0.327 | 0.523703 |
| 2010-12-21 | 0.169 | 0.288248 |
| 2010-06-23 | 0.273 | 0.572207 |
| 2009-12-22 | 0.114 | 0.246753 |
| 2009-06-23 | 0.201 | 0.595203 |
| 2008-12-23 | 0.189 | 0.703125 |
| 2008-06-25 | 0.612 | 1.150160 |
| 2007-12-24 | 0.369 | 0.555807 |
| 2006-12-20 | 0.333 | 0.669616 |
| 2005-12-23 | 0.260 | 0.585454 |
| 2004-12-23 | 0.100 | 0.354610 |
| 2003-12-31 | 0.084 | 0.335463 |
| 2003-12-22 | 0.152 | 0.621423 |
| 2001-08-24 | 0.104 | 0.748740 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 220.89 |
| All Time Low | 10.32 |
| Ask | 152.16 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 16,056,940 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 17,026,950 |
| Average Volume | 17,026,950 |
| Average Volume10Days | 16,056,940 |
| Beta3 Year | 2.48 |
| Bid | 152.12 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Book Value | 88.201 |
| Category | Focused Region |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 155.16 |
| Day Low | 151.03 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.11 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 17.554142 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 179.2334 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -27.633392 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.15417546 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 76.47989 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 220.89 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -69.28999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.3136855 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 86.9 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 64.700005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.744534 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 86.9 - 220.89 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 958,138,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.1743743 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -4.619995 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.9573646 |
| Fullday Price | 151.6 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 957,830,400 |
| 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 Korea. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | iShares MSCI South Korea ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_6456995 |
| Nav Price | 159.16388 |
| Net Assets | 26,213,310,500.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.59 |
| Open | 154.92 |
| Previous Close | 156.22 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7188015 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -4.619995 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.9573646 |
| Regular Market Day High | 155.16 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 151.03 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 151.03 - 155.16 |
| Regular Market Open | 154.92 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 156.22 |
| Regular Market Price | 151.6 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,171,638 |
| Regular Market Volume | 8,867,516 |
| Shares Outstanding | 75,600,000 |
| Short Name | iShares MSCI South Korea ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EWY |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.42994788 |
| Total Assets | 26,213,310,464 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.63 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0040327744 |
| Trailing P E | 8.636139 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -9.56407 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -9.56407 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 159.91644 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -8.316437 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.05200489 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 8,867,516 |
| Yield | 0.0111 |
| Ytd Return | 86.11463 |