iShares MSCI South Korea ETF vs Vanguard Tax Managed Fund FTSE Developed Markets ETF — how do they compare? iShares MSCI South Korea ETF trades at $172.55, while Vanguard Tax Managed Fund FTSE Developed Markets ETF trades at $72.9. The key difference: Vanguard Tax Managed Fund FTSE Developed Markets ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, iShares MSCI South Korea ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EWY | VEA | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Broad Market / Factor | — |
52-Week High | $219.20 | $72.89 |
52-Week Low | $71.22 | $58.19 |
Trailing returns across standard periods
EWY tracks the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index, offering targeted exposure to large and mid-cap companies in South Korea. It is structurally centered on the global technology supply chain, industrials, and financial services, serving as a liquid tool for investors seeking a single-country view of this advanced, innovation-led economy.
Read more on EWY →The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index, a market-capitalization-weighted index that is made up of approximately 4022 common stocks of large-, mid-, and small-cap companies located in Canada and the major markets of Europe and the Pacific region. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index.
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