iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY)Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
180.20 USD
-1.94
(-1.065%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 179.82 -0.38 (-0.380%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:30 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is bullish, driven by a confluence of technical recovery and aggressive speculative positioning. After a period of underperformance relative to its 200-day average, the asset has staged a robust rebound, closing near its 52-week highs. This price action has triggered a flood of call buying, with speculators loading up on deep out-of-the-money contracts targeting a 20%+ surge within the next month. While the statistical forecasting model offers only a weak lean due to low confidence, the options flow suggests a high-conviction bet on a continuation of this upward trend. However, the long-term picture remains mixed; despite a positive 30% cumulative gain over the last nine years, the underlying business faces cyclical headwinds typical of the semiconductor sector, preventing a top-tier buy rating. The dividend yield is modest and insufficient to offset the lack of guaranteed capital appreciation in a mature market cycle. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.157817 |
| AutoETS | 0.158890 |
| MSTL | 0.172500 |
| AutoTheta | 0.249773 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 4.79 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.446 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.18 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 17.57 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:30 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a sharp rally, evidenced by massive volume spikes in deep out-of-the-money calls (strikes 220, 240) and a heavy concentration of open interest in strikes significantly above the current price (190, 200, 210). Conversely, put activity is concentrated in the downside protection zone (100-160 range) with elevated implied volatility, suggesting a 'long gamma' setup where traders expect a volatile bounce rather than a crash. The skew favors upside momentum.
| 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 | 180.43 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 15,217,750 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 22,122,895 |
| Average Volume | 22,122,895 |
| Average Volume10Days | 15,217,750 |
| Beta3 Year | 2.45 |
| Bid | 180.28 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Book Value | 88.201 |
| Category | Focused Region |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 183.46 |
| Day Low | 179.61 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.25 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 10.253759 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 177.5888 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.6111908 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.014703577 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 153.25363 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 220.89 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -40.690002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.18420935 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 71.39 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 108.81 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.524163 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 71.39 - 220.89 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 958,138,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.1870708 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -1.94 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.06512 |
| Fullday Price | 179.8196 |
| 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 | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_6456995 |
| Nav Price | 179.81026 |
| Net Assets | 24,414,486,500.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.59 |
| Open | 181.96 |
| Post Market Change | -0.3804016 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.21109968 |
| Post Market Price | 179.8196 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,481 |
| Previous Close | 182.14 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.0430608 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.94 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.06512 |
| Regular Market Day High | 183.46 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 179.61 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 179.61 - 183.46 |
| Regular Market Open | 181.96 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 182.14 |
| Regular Market Price | 180.2 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 11,263,719 |
| Shares Outstanding | 75,600,000 |
| Short Name | iShares MSCI South Korea ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EWY |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.45905158 |
| Total Assets | 24,414,486,528 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.63 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0034588778 |
| Trailing P E | 17.574041 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 2.82348 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 2.82348 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 144.85425 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 35.34575 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.24400906 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 11,263,719 |
| Yield | 0.0125 |
| Ytd Return | 65.60548 |