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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

Fee p.a.
0.45%
ASX report
Fund size
A$210m
12m flow A$-27.9m
Yield
5.6%
1 payments / yr
Volatility 3y
34.2%
annualised
Max DD 3y
−34.0%
all-time −56.0%
Listed
2009
6 Jan 2009 · spread 0.29%

Growth of $10,000

Since listing, distributions reinvested
$0$10k$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k2008201120142017202020232026
$10,000 at listing$50,414 at 4 Sept 2026. Monthly points, distributions reinvested, before franking.

Performance

Period
Total
ASX
1 month
8.5%
−17.6%
3 months
−12.5%
6 months
41.8%
Year to date
73.0%
1 year
131.5%
115.1%
3 years p.a.
39.5%
35.8%
5 years p.a.
18.8%
17.0%
10 years p.a.
14.9%
Since listing p.a.
8.3%

Total return to 4 Sept 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 31 July 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.

Sharpe 3y 1.04Vol 1y 52.2%Vol 5y 29.2%Max DD 1y −34.0%Max DD 5y −36.2%Best year 80.9%65% positive years

Calendar-year returns

2009
30.3%
2010
10.3%
2011
−12.8%
2012
17.7%
2013
21.3%
2014
−4.8%
2015
4.6%
2016
9.4%
2017
33.1%
2018
−11.4%
2019
6.7%
2020
28.5%
2021
−2.5%
2022
−20.7%
2023
16.5%
2024
−12.6%
2025
80.9%
2026
73.0%

Where the money is

Look-through exposure as at 2 Sept 2026 · 76 securities · top 10 = 61.0%

Country

South Korea100.0%

Sector

Information Technology53.4%
Industrials19.1%
Financials11.9%
Consumer Discretionary6.2%
Health Care3.5%
Consumer Staples2.5%
Materials1.6%
Energy1.5%
Utilities0.5%

Top holdings

SK HYNIXSouth Korea
23.8%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTDSouth Korea
22.4%
SK SQUARESouth Korea
2.8%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTDSouth Korea
2.7%
KB FINANCIAL GROUPSouth Korea
2.0%
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUPSouth Korea
1.7%
HYUNDAI MOTORSouth Korea
1.7%
HANA FINANCIAL GROUPSouth Korea
1.4%
HANWHA AEROSPACE LTDSouth Korea
1.3%
SAMSUNG SDI LTDSouth Korea
1.3%
DOOSAN ENERBILITY LTDSouth Korea
1.3%
SAMSUNG C&T CORPSouth Korea
1.2%
NAVERSouth Korea
1.2%
CELLTRIONSouth Korea
1.1%
KIA CORPORATIONSouth Korea
1.1%

Top 15 of 76 holdings.

Most similar funds

Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.

Code
Fund
Fee
Overlap
Corr 3y
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0.29%
29%
0.76
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0.67%
26%
0.80
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0.69%
23%
0.76
Vanguard FTSE Asia Ex-Japan Shares Index ETF
0.40%
19%
0.75
Betashares MSCI Emerging Markets Complex ETF
0.35%
19%
0.86
Global X Semiconductor ETF
0.45%
7%
0.66
Global X Artificial Intelligence ETF
0.57%
5%
0.64
Vanguard All-World ex US Shares Index ETF
0.04%
5%
0.65
Global X Battery Tech & Lithium ETF
0.69%
3%
0.59
Betashares Global Defence ETF
0.55%
3%
0.11
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