Can I buy iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) as a token — and from which issuers?
Yes — iShares MSCI South Korea ETF exists as a token from 6 issuers in our data: AEWY (Anchored Finance), EWYx (Backed), EWY.RP (BG El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.), EWYon (Ondo Global Markets), EWY.RH (Robinhood Assets), EWY.BP (Trek Nexus Markets Ltd), on 6 chains (Arbitrum, Monad, Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Robinhood Chain). 1 is for accredited or professional investors only. None registers a iShares MSCI South Korea ETF unit in your own name — you hold a claim on the issuer, so the issuer’s structure and terms matter as much as the stock.
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF units exist as tokens from many issuers. They are not the same product: some are tracker certificates backed by a share held in custody, some are claims on a special-purpose vehicle, some are derivatives inside a broker’s app, and one or two are issued by a transfer agent on behalf of the company. They also differ in chain, in who the issuer says it offers them to, and in whether you need KYC to buy. The table lists every version we have; each row links to its own page with the issuer’s source.
Figures from our live dataset · data as of 2026-10-18 · not investment advice
| Token | Issuer | Yield / return | Minimum | KYC to buy | Chain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEWY iShares MSCI South Korea aStock | Anchored Finance (aStock) | Price return | — | Not stated | Arbitrum / Monad / Ethereum (+3) |
| EWYx iShares MSCI South Korea xStock | Backed / Kraken (xStocks) | Price return | — | Not stated | Solana / Ethereum (+9) |
| EWY.RP iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (Reality rEWY) | BG El Salvador, S.A. de C.V. (Reality) | Price return | — | Not stated | Arbitrum |
| EWYon iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (Ondo EWYon) | Ondo Global Markets (BVI) | Price return | — | Not stated | Ethereum / BNB Chain / Solana (+1) |
| EWY.RH iShares MSCI South Korea fund • Robinhood Token | Robinhood Assets (Jersey) Limited | Price return | — | Not stated | Robinhood Chain |
| EWY.BP iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (Backpack EWY.US) | Trek Nexus Markets Ltd (Backpack Securities) | Price return | — | Not stated | Solana |
Side by side
| AEWY | EWYx | EWY.RP | EWYon | EWY.RH | EWY.BP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where the yield comes from | — | EWY price performance | EWY price performance | EWY price performance | EWY price performance | EWY price performance |
| Custody | — | Self-custody possible (withdraw to wallet) | Self-custody wallet | Self-custody (transferable, DeFi-compatible) | Robinhood Wallet (self-custody) | Self-custody wallet or exchange account |
| Liquidity | Traded on public markets — venues not verified | — | — | US market hours; a subset is off-hours tradable | — | — |
| KYC to mint with the issuer | Not stated | KYC required | Not stated | KYC required | Not stated | Not stated |
| KYC to buy on a market | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| KYC to redeem | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | KYC required | Not stated | Not stated |
| Jurisdiction | — | Jersey / EU service (CySEC) | El Salvador | British Virgin Islands (non-US investors only) | Jersey | British Virgin Islands |
| How to buy | — | Buy on Kraken, optionally withdraw to a Solana wallet | Through Reality or Bitget | Onboard with Ondo (KYC/KYB); in the EEA restricted to professional clients and qualified investors | In the Robinhood Wallet app | On Backpack Exchange |
More questions
Is a EWY token the same as owning iShares MSCI South Korea ETF units?
No. A token tracks the price, but the legal claim is on the token’s issuer — a tracker certificate, an SPV share, or a derivative — not a unit in your name with a broker. Voting rights are usually not passed on; dividends are paid out, reinvested or not passed on depending on the issuer.
Where can I trade EWY tokens?
Depends on the issuer: some trade on decentralised exchanges on their chain, some only inside the issuer’s or a partner exchange’s app. Each token’s page in the table names where it trades.
Which of them can I buy without KYC?
None of them is stated as buyable without KYC.