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Data last updated: Aug 16, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 16, 2026): iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) pays a $2.04 annual dividend ($0.51 quarterly), yielding 1.13% at $179.74/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-16. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.13%
Annual Dividend: $2.04 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-16
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 24
The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF dividend reflects exposure to a broad basket of South Korean equities, tracking an index designed to capture the performance of that market. EWY currently yields 1.13%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $2.0371 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is December 16, 2025. With a beta of 2.4, this fund carries meaningful price volatility, making it a better fit for growth-and-income investors than those seeking steady, low-risk income.
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of underlying equity income, with a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF). iShares MSCI South Korea ETF dividend safety is therefore tied to the income generated by its South Korean equity holdings rather than a corporate earnings figure. The primary pressure point is that EWY's distributions fluctuate with the dividend policies of its underlying companies and currency movements, which the history table confirms with multiple years of year-over-year swings.
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 13.2% per year from 2001 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.1040 to $2.0371 over that span. The largest annual increase in the window was 126.9% in 2003, and the data block notes at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which reflects the variable nature of pass-through equity income from South Korean holdings.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +43.0% | $0.70 (2022) | $2.04 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +26.5% | $0.63 (2020) | $2.04 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +5.4% | $1.20 (2015) | $2.04 (2025) |
EWY fits growth-and-income investors who can tolerate volatility in exchange for long-run dividend expansion from South Korean equities. The yield is low (below 2%) at 1.13% today, though that sits above the 5-year average of 0.82%, meaning current income is relatively elevated by this fund's own standards. There are zero consecutive years of dividend increases, so income predictability is limited. What an investor gets is a 13.2% annualized growth rate over 24 years; what they accept is a low current yield and distributions that move up and down with the underlying market.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | $2.0371 |
| 2024-12-17 | $1.2981 |
| 2023-12-20 | $1.6510 |
| 2022-12-13 | $0.6970 |
| 2021-12-13 | $1.6790 |
| 2020-12-14 | $0.6300 |
| 2019-12-16 | $1.3080 |
| 2018-12-18 | $0.7900 |
| 2017-12-19 | $2.1760 |
| 2016-12-21 | $0.6450 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.0371 |
| 2024 | $1.2981 |
| 2023 | $1.6510 |
| 2022 | $0.6970 |
| 2021 | $1.6790 |
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