EWK
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Key Stats
Assets Under Management
31.04MUSD
Fund Flows (1Y)
12.03MUSD
Dividend Yield
1.74%
Discount/Premium to NAV
-0.30%
Shares Outstanding
1.28M
Expense Ratio
0.50%
About iShares MSCI Belgium ETF
Issuer
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Brand
iShares
Inception Date
Mar 12, 1996
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Index Tracked
MSCI Belgium IMI 25/50 Index
Management Style
Passive
Dividend Treatment
Distributes
Distribution Tax Treatment
Qualified dividends
Income Tax Type
Capital Gains
Max ST Capital Gains Rate
39.60%
Max LT Capital Gains Rate
20.00%
Primary Advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
EWK covers the all cap space of the Belgium market. No ETF can fully replicate the Belgian market due to RIC diversification rules. The colossal Anheuser-Busch InBev represents over half of the Belgian market, but RIC rules force funds to cap exposure to a single constituent at 25%. Therefore, EWK is forced to underweight Anheuser-Busch InBev to about a quarter of the total portfolio, and each sector outside consumer cyclicals is consistently over-weighted by a few percentage points. Specifically the constraints includes that the sum of the weights of all issuers representing more than 5% of the index should not exceed 50%. The index is rebalanced quarterly.
Classification
Asset Class
Equity
Category
Size and Style
Focus
Total Market
Niche
Broad-based
Strategy
Vanilla
Geography
U.S.
Weighting Scheme
Market Cap
Selection Criteria
Market cap
Returns
1-Month | 3-Month | YTD | 1-Year | 3-Year | 5-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Price Performance | +1.08% | +7.49% | +32.35% | +32.93% | +35.83% | +23.21% |
NAV Total Return | +3.75% | +6.80% | +35.27% | +35.36% | +47.78% | +40.06% |
Ratings
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Holdings Analysis
Sector
Healthcare
30.30%
Consumer Defensive
21.96%
Financial Services
15.99%
Real Estate
10.66%
Industrials
7.08%
Basic Materials
5.64%
Utilities
2.34%
Consumer Cyclical
1.76%
Technology
1.75%
Healthcare
30.30%
Consumer Defensive
21.96%
Financial Services
15.99%
Real Estate
10.66%
Industrials
7.08%
Basic Materials
5.64%
Utilities
2.34%
Consumer Cyclical
1.76%
Technology
1.75%
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Asset
Region
82.6%
17.4%
Category
Ratio
Europe
82.60%
North America
17.40%
Investment Style
Mega
Large
Medium
Multi
Small
Value
Blend
Growth
Large-Cap Value
Contains large-cap companies that are considered undervalued. These ETFs seek firms with solid fundamentals but trading at prices below their perceived true value.
Top 10 Holdings
Symbol
Ratio
ANHEUSERBUSCH INBEV SA
19.49%
ARGENX
15.67%
UCB SA
9.18%
KBC GROEP
4.60%
AGEAS SA
4.09%
GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT NV
2.96%
ACKERMANS & VAN HAAREN NV
2.68%
SYENSQO NV
2.47%
ELIA GROUP SA
2.46%
FINANCIERE DE TUBIZE SA
2.25%
Top 10 Weight 65.85%
44 Total Holdings
Dividends
Dividend Payout History
Declaration Date | Record Date | Payment Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | 2025-12-16 | 2025-12-19 | 0.161 |
| 2025-06-16 | 2025-06-16 | 2025-06-20 | 0.261 |
| 2024-12-17 | 2024-12-17 | 2024-12-20 | 0.227 |
| 2024-06-11 | 2024-06-11 | 2024-06-17 | 0.368 |
| 2023-12-20 | 2023-12-21 | 2023-12-27 | 0.060 |
| 2023-06-07 | 2023-06-08 | 2023-06-13 | 0.333 |
| 2022-06-09 | 2022-06-10 | 2022-06-15 | 0.463 |
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Premium/Discount Chart
Premium/Discount to NAV
Price
1M
Assets Under Management
Assets Under Management
1M
Fund Flows
Inflows
Outflows
1M
