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EWY vs EZA

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF vs iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

EWY

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

Annual cost

0.59%

Fund size

$24.1B

EZA

iShares MSCI South Africa ETF

Annual cost

0.59%

Fund size

$693M

Key differences

Both EWY and EZA are equity ETFs. EWY charges 0.59% a year and EZA 0.59%. The main difference: EWY covers the Asia-Pacific region; EZA covers emerging markets.

  • EWY covers the Asia-Pacific region; EZA covers emerging markets.
  • EWY is much larger than EZA. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last three years, EWY has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

EWYEZA
Annual cost (TER)0.59%0.59%
Fund size (AUM)$24.1B$693M
Since20002003
Dividend yield0.99%6.12%
Asset classequityequity
Regionasia pacificemerging markets
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+180.0%+28.5%
CAGR 3Y+44.2%+26.9%
CAGR 5Y+16.1%+8.5%
Sharpe 3Y1.180.86
Volatility 1Y44.73%31.44%
Max drawdown-49.73%-62.25%

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