Key Highlights

  • Technology accounts for 57.43 percent of the fund, against a category average of 23.67 percent.
  • SK hynix and Samsung Electronics together make up 48.41 percent of the portfolio.
  • The units fell about 3.5 percent to $218.50 on 3 November 2026, according to the listing.
  • Management fees and costs are 0.45 percent, and the annual Yield is 6.17 percent.

The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (ASX:IKO) seeks to track the MSCI Korea 25/50 Net TR index in Australian dollars, providing exposure to South Korean companies through a single listing. On 3 November 2026 the units fell $7.88, or about 3.5 percent, to $218.50 from a previous close of $226.38, within a day range of $217.99 to $223.00. The fund was admitted on 15 November 2007 and is categorised under Equity World Other.

Fund detail

Information

Ticker

ASX:IKO

Benchmark

MSCI Korea 25-50 NR AUD

Category

Equity World Other

Admitted

15 November 2007

Management fees and costs

0.45%

Fund size

$169.71 Million

Units outstanding

749,648

Annual yield

6.17%

Total fund holdings

85 companies

Last price (3 November 2026)

$218.50

ISIN

AU000000IKO6

Index tracking and structure

The fund's objective is to track the MSCI Korea 25/50 Net TR Index. Management fees and costs are 0.45 percent, and the listing shows an annual yield of 6.17 percent. The portfolio holds 99.48 percent in shares and 0.52 percent in cash, with turnover of 1.97 percent across 85 companies.

All holdings are South Korean and above one billion dollars in market capitalisation. The listing classifies the fund under Equity World Other, even though its holdings are concentrated in a single country.

Sector breakdown

Technology accounts for 57.43 percent of the fund, well above the category average of 23.67 percent. Industrials make up 16.21 percent, financial services 10.74 percent and consumer cyclical stocks 4.42 percent.

Healthcare represents 2.88 percent against the category's 23.28 percent, a considerable gap from the category weighting. Communication services (2.89 percent), consumer defensive (2.18 percent), energy (1.44 percent), basic materials (1.40 percent) and utilities (0.41 percent) make up the balance.

Largest holdings

SK hynix is the largest holding at 25.29 percent, closely followed by Samsung Electronics at 23.12 percent. Together the two chipmakers account for 48.41 percent of the fund. SK Square (3.15 percent), Samsung Electro-Mechanics (2.77 percent), KB Financial Group (1.95 percent), Shinhan Financial Group (1.58 percent), Hyundai Motor (1.48 percent), Hana Financial Group (1.31 percent), Doosan Enerbility (1.28 percent) and Hanwha Aerospace (1.20 percent) complete the top ten.

The ten largest holdings make up 63.17 percent of the portfolio in total.

Final Word

The fund is heavily weighted toward two semiconductor-related names, and its sector profile reflects that concentration. The 0.45 percent fee and 6.17 percent annual yield appear alongside a day's decline of about 3.5 percent, which the listing records without explanation. Readers may find the top-two concentration the feature that most affects the fund's sensitivity to the Korean technology sector.