iShares MSCI Australia ETF

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iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

68
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

A
99.9
percentile

Universe: Groups

Group: International Equity Funds

Ranking: 2 out of 1,100 funds


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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
33/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
15/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
19/20
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Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
2/10
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Top scoring holdings
Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Transurban Group
    2.33% of assets
    $34.85M invested
  • 2. GPT Group
    0.47% of assets
    $7.04M invested
  • 3. QBE Insurance Group Ltd
    1.73% of assets
    $25.87M invested
  • 4. Qantas Airways Ltd
    0.35% of assets
    $5.22M invested
  • 5. ASX Ltd
    0.73% of assets
    $10.92M invested
  • 6. CAR Group Ltd
    0.67% of assets
    $10.02M invested
  • 7. Westpac Banking Corp
    6% of assets
    $89.68M invested
  • 8. Stockland Corp Ltd
    0.7% of assets
    $10.44M invested
  • 9. Woolworths Group Ltd
    2.05% of assets
    $30.7M invested
  • 10. BHP Group Ltd
    10% of assets
    $154.15M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. SGH Ltd
    0.55% of assets
    $8.24M invested
  • 2. Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co Ltd
    0.47% of assets
    $7.06M invested
  • 3. Reece Ltd
    0.19% of assets
    $2.81M invested
  • 4. James Hardie Industries PLC
    0.85% of assets
    $12.66M invested
  • 5. Goodman Group
    3.24% of assets
    $48.44M invested
  • 6. Pro Medicus Ltd
    0.7% of assets
    $10.5M invested
  • 7. Brambles Ltd
    1.51% of assets
    $22.54M invested
  • 8. Computershare Ltd
    1.14% of assets
    $17.08M invested
  • 9. Sonic Healthcare Ltd
    0.63% of assets
    $9.49M invested
  • 10. Vicinity Centres
    0.48% of assets
    $7.25M invested
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on EWA at Morningstar.com
Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for iShares MSCI Australia ETF
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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
EWA
iShares MSCI Australia ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Miscellaneous Region
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
0.27% more  in annualized returns
Higher overall gender equality score 
11 / 100 points higher
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
7 / 40 points higher
Higher equal compensation and work life balance score 
2 / 30 points higher
Higher policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points higher
Higher commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points higher
Current fund
EWA
iShares MSCI Australia ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Miscellaneous Region
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
0.27% more  in annualized returns
Higher overall gender equality score 
11 / 100 points higher
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
7 / 40 points higher
Higher equal compensation and work life balance score 
2 / 30 points higher
Higher policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points higher
Higher commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points higher
Current fund
EWA
iShares MSCI Australia ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Miscellaneous Region
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
0.27% more  in annualized returns
Higher overall gender equality score 
11 / 100 points higher
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
7 / 40 points higher
Higher equal compensation and work life balance score 
2 / 30 points higher
Higher policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points higher
Higher commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
1 / 10 points higher
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
EWA - iShares MSCI Australia ETF
9.34%
4.33%
12%
5%
68  / 100 points
Benchmark
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
13%
8.32%
10%
4.72%
57  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-3.38%
-3.99%
1.49%
0.27%
11  / 100 points higher
Find more financial data on EWA at Morningstar.com
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