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EWA:NYSE Arca

iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund – EWA ETF Overview

Last PriceToday's Change52-Week RangeTrading Volume
26.59-0.28 (-1.04%)20.35 - 28.152.0 million

Market data as of 4:00PM 05/21/13. Quotes are delayed by at least 15 min.

Overview - EWA

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Australia Index. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in the securities of its underlying index and in depositary receipts ("DRs") representing securities in its underlying index. The underlying index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Australian Stock Exchange. Components primarily include consumer staples, financial and materials companies. The fund is non-diversified.

Today | 1 Week | 1 Month | 3 Month | 1 Year

Open26.48
Previous Close26.87
Day's Range26.40 - 26.76
Avg Volume (10 Day)2.2M
Total Assets$2.65B
Expense Ratio0.53%
Yield (Trailing 12 Mo.)4.79%
Fund Inception03/12/1996

Trailing Total Returns - EWA

as of 04/30/2013
TimeframeEWAS&P 500Miscellaneous Region
1 Month4.64%1.93%1.49%
3 Month8.09%7.18%-0.20%
Year-to-Date14.00%12.74%4.13%
1 Year24.98%16.89%10.25%
3 Year10.68%12.80%3.98%
5 Year5.03%5.21%0.49%
10 Year15.55%7.88%11.63%
Since Inception10.20%10.38%--

Stock Sector Allocation - EWA

as of 04/30/2013
Basic Materials
 
16.66%
Consumer Cyclical
 
2.49%
Financial Services
 
44.49%
Real Estate
 
7.25%
Consumer Defensive
 
10.00%
Healthcare
 
4.20%
Utilities
 
1.52%
Communication Services
 
2.04%
Energy
 
5.44%
Industrials
 
5.26%
Technology
 
0.65%

Top Ten Holdings - EWA

as of 04/30/2013
CompanyYTD Return% of Assets
Commonwealth Bank of Australia--11.08%
BHP Billiton Ltd-15.31%9.84%
Westpac Banking Corp--9.76%
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited23.00%8.11%
National Australia Bank Limited--7.40%
Woolworths Limited22.06%4.21%
Wesfarmers Ltd--4.09%
CSL Limited--2.96%
Westfield Group24.42%2.33%
Woodside Petroleum Limited9.23%2.32%

Valuation & Growth - EWA

as of 04/30/2013
ValuationEWACategory Range
Price/Earnings17.55
Price/Book2.07
Price/Sales2.10
Price/Cash Flow--
Dividend Yield4.33
LT Earnings6.47
Historical Earnings8.78
Sales Growth2.23
Cash-Flow Growth-8.71
Book-Value Growth2.96
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Morningstar Summary - EWA, 3 Year

Management Style
Large Cap
Medium Cap
Small Cap
Ratingvs Category
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ReturnAvg
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Risk Analysis - EWA, 3 Year

Beta1.17
Standard Deviation24.80
Alpha2.63
Sharpe Ratio0.53
Mean14.03
R-Squared84.06

Tax Analysis - EWA, 3 Year Avg

Pretax Return10.68%
Tax-adjusted Return9.65%
Tax Cost Ratio0.94%
Potential Cap Gains7.37%

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