EWO Fees and Costs — iShares MSCI Austria ETF
Data updated: 2026-07-27
The net expense ratio is 0.49%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $6K in broker commissions, 0.0080% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 24%.
EWO Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of EWO. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.49% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.00% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.49% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.49% |
| 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 |
EWO Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in EWO, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $315 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.52% 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 0.49%) | $51 | $161 | $281 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $3 | $5 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $8 | $29 |
| Total costs | $52 | $172 | $315 |
| Value after costs | $10,448 | $11,404 | $12,448 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.52% | 0.52% | 0.52% |
EWO 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): 0.0080%
- Total broker commissions: $6K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $189.1M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 24%
- Securities on loan, average value: $2.2M
- Net income from securities lending: $55K (0.077% of average net assets)
EWO Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2K | 28.27% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $1K | 24.60% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $825 | 14.71% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $530 | 9.45% |
| Jefferies LLC | $379 | 6.76% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $252 | 4.49% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $215 | 3.84% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $210 | 3.75% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $137 | 2.44% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $95 | 1.69% |
EWO Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $102.8M | 54.37% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $29.0M | 15.33% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $15.9M | 8.43% |
| BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury | $12.5M | 6.63% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $11.8M | 6.21% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $8.9M | 4.70% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $4.1M | 2.19% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $4.0M | 2.14% |
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.