iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSE:EWY) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 3.37% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.6%. Currently, iShares MSCI South Korea ETF has a market capitalization of $25.27 billion.

Buying $100 In EWY: If an investor had bought $100 of EWY stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $203.79 today based on a price of $189.90 for EWY at the time of writing.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF’s Performance Over Last 5 Years

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Finally — what’s the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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