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EWS: Singapore Stocks Staging A Strong 2025 Rally, P/E Still Attractive
iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) has surged 33% year-to-date, outperforming US stocks and regional peers, driven by strong momentum and a weaker US dollar. EWS offers exposure to large and mid-cap Singaporean equities, boasts a low 14.1x P/E, and provides a high 3.59% trailing dividend yield. The ETF is concentrated in Financials and Industrials, with its top 10 holdings comprising 77% of the portfolio, and features strong technical momentum.
EWS: Singapore Offers Solid Valuations And A Potential Safe Haven
Singapore's stable, innovative economy and prudent governance make EWS a relatively safe investment with solid long-term upside, despite recent strong gains limiting near-term potential. EWS offers geographic diversification, low management fees, and a 3.83% dividend yield, but is concentrated in traditional sectors and lacks exposure to emerging tech. Singapore's population growth is driven by skilled immigration, supporting domestic demand and competitiveness, though demographic and political risks remain.
EWS: Singapore Stock Market Looks Less Attractive Than Its Wider Economy
EWS has outperformed the S&P 500 recently, sparking interest in Singapore's innovative economy. Despite these recent gains, EWS's long-term returns are lackluster, with only 151% in total return over nearly 30 years. The ETF's seventeen holdings do not effectively capture Singapore's broad economic strength and innovation leadership.
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iShares MSCI Singapore ETF Profile
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Overview
The fund is an investment vehicle that primarily focuses on the equity market of Singapore, targeting the large- and mid-capitalization segments. By investing at least 80% of its assets in the components of its underlying index or in investments closely matching those components, the fund seeks to replicate the performance of a specified Singapore equity market index. This underlying index is constructed with a capping methodology to prevent any single group entity from dominating by limiting its maximum weight to 25% of the index. Operating as a non-diversified fund, it emphasizes investments within a specific geographic and market capitalization focus, aligning closely with the economic characteristics and performance potential of its benchmark index.
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The fund's core offering involves investments in the equity markets of Singapore, particularly focusing on large- and mid-cap segments. By mirroring the structure and component securities of its underlying index, the fund aims to achieve performance reflective of the broader market dynamics within its targeted segments. This product is ideal for investors seeking exposure to the Singaporean equity market without the need to directly buy and sell shares of individual companies.
Adhering to an index-based investment approach, the fund strategically allocates its assets among the securities included in its underlying index. This methodology ensures that the investment mix closely follows the economic characteristics and performance of the large- and mid-cap segments of the Singapore equity market. The underlying index's capping methodology further enhances the strategy by limiting overexposure to any single group entity, thereby maintaining a balanced weight distribution within the fund's portfolio.
As a non-diversified fund, this investment vehicle focuses on a narrower range of assets, primarily within the Singapore equity market, as opposed to spreading investments across a wide variety of geographic locations and sectors. This focused approach allows the fund to potentially capitalize on specific market opportunities within Singapore, while also exposing it to higher volatility and specific market risks associated with a less diversified investment strategy.
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