iShares MSCI Belgium ETF

EWK

Market cap $36.7M

Overview Fund Activity

22.93 USD

-0.15

0.65%

At close Updated Sep 12, 4:00 PM EDT

1 day

-0.65%

5 days

-0.43%

1 month

1.33%

3 months

2.14%

6 months

15.17%

Year to date

25.85%

1 year

11.96%

5 years

30.66%

10 years

35.68%

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Funds holding %

of 7,462 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

533% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 3

265% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.96M [Q1] → $18.1M (+$13.1M) [Q2]

100% more funds holding

Funds holding: 16 [Q1] → 32 (+16) [Q2]

1.62% more ownership

Funds ownership: 44.95% [Q1] → 46.58% (+1.62%) [Q2]

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 4

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Financial journalist opinion

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It has been 225 days since President Trump's Inauguration on January 20th, and the S&P 500 entered today up 8% since the last close before the Inauguration. Speaking of the G7, the US has been the worst market among these seven developed nations since Inauguration Day in January. Along with being the second-best performing country ETF since Inauguration Day, Vietnamhas easily been the best performer since April 8th with a gain of 77.5%.

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These World Markets Are Trouncing The U.S. And Tariffs Aren't The Only Reason

Many ETFs that track foreign markets are up more than 20% this year.

These World Markets Are Trouncing The U.S. And Tariffs Aren't The Only Reason

Country ETFs Since Liberation Day And Pause Day

The S&P 500 (SPY) rallied 5.7% this week but remains down 5.4% since the close on "Liberation Day" on 4/2. The average country ETF is down 4% since 4/2, so SPY has underperformed that since Trump's Rose Garden announcement. Asian countries like Vietnam (VNAM) and Thailand (THD) had some of the harshest reciprocal tariffs announced on Liberation Day, and since the pause, these two have bounced back 16.7% and 14.1%.

Country ETFs Since Liberation Day And Pause Day

EWK: Not A Washout, But Not Very Compelling Either

The iShares MSCI Belgium ETF offers exposure to 38 Belgian stocks (mainly mid-caps). Belgium's risk-adjusted return track record is not very compelling, while it has lagged Swedish equities both over the long-term as well as short-term. Belgian GDP growth, which appeared to be trending higher from the lows of Q3-23, looks to have topped out, with the current year's forecasts coming across as quite bland.

EWK: Not A Washout, But Not Very Compelling Either

Highest And Lowest Country ETF Dividend Yields

US equities have outperformed the rest of the world for a long time now. While the US is up 58% on a total return basis during the current bull market, the rest of the world is up 13.5 percentage points less at +44.5%. Looking at the international dividend ETF over a longer time frame, over the last five years, it's up 20.6% in price and more than double that on a total return basis.

Highest And Lowest Country ETF Dividend Yields

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