Yahoo · Sep 2, 2026
South Korea ETFs: A Short-Term Pullback, a Long-Term Opportunity
South Korea ETFs are pulling back, but robust exports and rising AI spending could create a compelling long-term buying opportunity.
EW
AMEX · EWY
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
Financial Services · Asset Management
$189.91
Up+$1.04 (+0.55%)
Updated Sep 9, 2026, 8:11 AM
SID Score
7.1/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
56/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 7.18B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Dividend yield
- 0.68%
- 52-week range
- $114.92 – $220.89
- Volume
- 14.27M
- Avg. volume
- 6.25M
Price performance
EWY price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
EWY closed at $189.91 after 20 trading sessions, up 13.56% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $189.91
- Period change
- +13.56%
- Period low
- $167.24
- Period high
- $189.91
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | $191.29 | $192.16 | $189.43 | $189.91 | 14.27M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $181.37 | $189.20 | $181.145 | $188.87 | 18.37M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $178.29 | $180.81 | $176.07 | $180.56 | 10.94M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $176.81 | $179.68 | $176.2423 | $178.86 | 7.32M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $178.16 | $179.88 | $174.61 | $175.80 | 13.44M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $181.045 | $182.27 | $179.24 | $180.86 | 9.9M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $181.96 | $183.49 | $179.58 | $180.20 | 11.27M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $182.64 | $183.05 | $179.0701 | $182.14 | 10.18M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $179.44 | $180.77 | $178.45 | $179.18 | 8.22M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $178.67 | $180.37 | $177.10 | $180.15 | 12.43M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $176.65 | $176.65 | $171.26 | $173.64 | 14.38M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $180.23 | $180.65 | $177.89 | $178.34 | 10.16M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $176.75 | $179.8899 | $175.8263 | $178.16 | 12.15M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $177.87 | $178.25 | $172.77 | $174.43 | 20.14M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $175.79 | $177.20 | $169.95 | $170.05 | 34.35M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $183.69 | $190.11 | $183.55 | $185.10 | 18.33M |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $182.15 | $183.55 | $178.55 | $179.74 | 11.85M |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $175.47 | $180.99 | $174.99 | $178.62 | 18.51M |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $174.87 | $175.96 | $173.63 | $175.87 | 17.89M |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $167.135 | $168.775 | $165.80 | $167.24 | 13.18M |
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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 Korean equity market. The fund is non-diversified.
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Benzinga · Aug 30, 2026
EWY: South Korea's Flagship ETF Sees Outflows Spike as Chip Leverage Trade Unwinds
The EWY ETF has seen substantial outflows as top South Korean stocks like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix drop sharply.
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