iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Offers 5.7% SK Hynix Exposure Across 1,194 Stocks
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Updated · The Motley Fool · Jul 17
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF Offers 5.7% SK Hynix Exposure Across 1,194 Stocks
3 articles · Updated · The Motley Fool · Jul 17
Summary
SK Hynix accounts for 5.7% of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, giving investors indirect access to the AI memory-chip maker after its recent Nasdaq debut.
The 1,194-stock fund is heavily tilted toward Asian tech, with Taiwan at 27.8%, China 20.5% and South Korea 19.9%; TSMC is its largest holding at 15.7%, followed by Samsung at 6.7%.
Information technology makes up 41.8% of the ETF, and recent performance has been strong, with average annual returns of 22.9% over three years and 45.1% over the past year.
Longer term, the fund has returned 10.17% annually since 2003, trades at a 19.50 P/E versus the S&P 500's 25.62, and has shown lower three-year volatility with a 0.82 beta.
The analysis still flags a 0.72% expense ratio and emerging-market risks tied to a stronger dollar and geopolitical shocks, concluding the ETF is a reasonable but not top-tier long-term choice.