iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) - Stock Analysis
Last updated: Jan 13, 2026
Research Idea
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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF with a 7.6% recent price gain supported by sustained price above a rising 21-day moving average, strong institutional inflows, and a low P/E valuation (~9.6x), making EWY an attractive short-term momentum play amid positive sector fundamentals.
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Valuation Metrics
Price Behavior
Key Price Behavior Insights: ⢠Steady ascent ⢠Few pullbacks ⢠Rapid gain Support Level: $92â$95 Resistance Level: $108.89 EWY has climbed steadily over the last month from about $92.70 to $108.89, showing healthy upward momentum but with a pace that raises short-term overbought/correction risk.
Sentiment & News
Key News Insights: ⢠Institutional buying ⢠Recent profit-taking ⢠Technical correction The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) rallied in 2025 on cheaper valuations, policy stimulus and institutional buying but faces heightened volatility and concentration risk after recent profit-taking and technical weakness.
AI Summary
EWY has become a momentum- and flows-driven, mega-cap/semiconductor-concentrated tradeâmonitor confirmation of a breakout above ~110 on rising volume and sustained earnings upgrades for continued upside, but treat a fall below ~95, KRW weakness, or rapid inflow reversals as trigger points for sharp drawdowns.
Description
The fund allocates at least 80% of its assets to the component securities of its benchmark index and to instruments that replicate the same economic exposures. The benchmark is a free float-adjusted, market-cap-weighted index that tracks large- and mid-cap segments of the Korean equity market, and the fund is classified as non-diversified.
Idea History
| Date | Close | Ticker | Company | Summary | Status | P/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30 | Jan 6 | EWY | iShares MSCI South Korea ETF | iShares MSCI South Korea ETF with a 7.6% recent price gain supported by sustained price above a rising 21-day moving average, strong institutional inflows, and a low P/E valuation (~9.6x), making EWY an attractive short-term momentum play amid positive sector fundamentals. | Closed | +9.1% |