EWL Fees and Costs — iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF
Data updated: 2026-07-27
The net expense ratio is 0.50%: a 0.49% management fee plus 0.01% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $31K in broker commissions, 0.0025% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 9%.
EWL Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of EWL. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.49% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.01% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.50% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.50% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
EWL Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in EWL, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $317 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.53% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.50%) | $52 | $165 | $287 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $8 | $29 |
| Total costs | $53 | $174 | $317 |
| Value after costs | $10,447 | $11,403 | $12,445 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.53% | 0.53% | 0.53% |
EWL Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0025%
- Total broker commissions: $31K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $681.1M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 9%
- Securities on loan, average value: $384K
- Net income from securities lending: $3K (0.000% of average net assets)
EWL Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies LLC | $9K | 29.55% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $6K | 19.58% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $4K | 14.10% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $3K | 11.14% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $2K | 7.39% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $1K | 4.52% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $1K | 4.33% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $1K | 3.81% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1K | 3.45% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $646 | 2.12% |
EWL Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $336.9M | 49.46% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $86.7M | 12.74% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $84.9M | 12.47% |
| BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury | $77.6M | 11.40% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $60.4M | 8.87% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $22.2M | 3.25% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $12.3M | 1.81% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.