EWT
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF · BlackRock
Country ETFs
1Y Return
+82.3%
Expense Ratio
0.59%
AUM
$11B
Dividend Yield
2.73%
Avg Annual Growth (10Y)
+8.0%
Issuer
BlackRock

Overview

Taiwanese equity market dominated by TSMC at ~22% weight. Direct exposure to global semiconductor manufacturing leadership and AI supply chain.

Top Holdings

TickerHoldingWeight
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor22.4%
2317Hon Hai Precision4.8%
2454MediaTek Inc.4.4%
2882Cathay Financial3.8%
2881Fubon Financial3.4%
2891CTBC Financial3.2%
2308Delta Electronics2.9%
2412Chunghwa Telecom2.7%
1216Uni-President2.5%
3008Largan Precision2.3%

Fund Details

Index
MSCI Taiwan 25/50
# Holdings
~90
Inception
Jun 2000
Exchange
NYSE Arca
Structure
Open-End Fund
Distribution
Annual
Avg Annual Growth (10Y)
+8.0%
Avg Annual Yield (10Y)
1.94%

Investment Thesis

Taiwan sits at the center of the global semiconductor supply chain with TSMC as the undisputed leader in advanced chip manufacturing. No other foundry can match TSMC's process technology at leading-edge nodes. EWT effectively gives investors concentrated exposure to the company that manufactures chips for Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, and virtually every other major fabless semiconductor designer.

Who It's For

Investors with a high-conviction thesis on semiconductor industry dominance and AI hardware demand growth, primarily through TSMC's irreplaceable manufacturing position. EWT suits those who want direct country exposure to the world's leading chip manufacturing nation, accepting Taiwan Strait geopolitical risk as the primary downside scenario.

10-Year History

Annual Closing Price
YearClose% Chg
2016$32.82--
2017$41.18+25.5%
2018$33.42-18.8%
2019$39.82+19.2%
2020$44.42+11.6%
2021$56.18+26.5%
2022$44.82-20.2%
2023$42.18-5.9%
2024$48.82+15.7%
2025$57.92+18.6%
Annual Dividend Yield
YearYield
20162.18%
20171.98%
20182.28%
20192.08%
20201.82%
20211.62%
20222.08%
20231.88%
20241.72%
20251.76%
Annual AUM
YearAUM% Chg
2016$3.8B--
2017$4.8B+26.3%
2018$4.4B-8.3%
2019$4.8B+9.1%
2020$5.8B+20.8%
2021$7.8B+34.5%
2022$6.2B-20.5%
2023$6.4B+3.2%
2024$8.2B+28.1%
2025$9.6B+17.1%

Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.

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