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iShares MSCI Singapore ETF is rated a Buy, leveraging Singapore's aggressive AI adoption and strong governance as a forward-looking growth catalyst. Singapore's government-driven AI initiatives, including tax incentives and workforce upskilling, have propelled AI adoption from 24% in 2023 to 66% by 2025. EWS offers attractive fundamentals: a low ~15.3 P/E, ~2.3 P/S, a 0.5% expense ratio, and a >4% dividend yield,…

ASEAN's dividend opportunity is underpinned by diverse and evolving market characteristics. The FTSE ASEAN Index, which captures the large- and mid-cap companies listed in the five ASEAN markets - Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines - has delivered a 10-year average dividend yield of 3.57%. Across multiple market cycles over the past 25 years, a back-test of the FTSE ASEAN ex REITs Target…

EWS has a highly concentrated, cyclical exposure portfolio that tilts towards industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. It underweights local banks and telecommunication stocks, limiting its participation in STI's strongest multi-year performance. With a P/E of c.15.5, many constituents are at record highs, which heightens downside risk on earnings misses.

Singapore offers stable growth, strong governance and a resilient market, making Singapore-focused ETFs a strategic Asia allocation option.

CoreCap Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (NYSEARCA:EWS) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 151,959 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,307,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC owned about 0.49%