EWU

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

The iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the MSCI UK Index. The index consists primarily of large cap stocks traded in the British market.


International

EQUITY

Passive

MANAGEMENT STYLE

3.0 B

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

50 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorBarclays Global Investors
CategoryInternational
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateMar 12, 1996
Assets (mns)$3,047
Expense ratio50 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsSemi-Annually
Taxation1099
Stock selectionMarket Cap
WeightingMarket Cap
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
ASTRAZENECA PLC 8.0 %
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 7.9 %
SHELL PLC 7.8 %
UNILEVER PLC 5.6 %
REED ELSEVIER PLC 3.7 %
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 3.4 %
BP PLC 3.0 %
ROLLS-ROYCE GROUP PLC 2.9 %
GSK PLC 2.9 %
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 2.8 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings74
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 357
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$93,028
Large cap (>$10bn)94.7%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)5.3%
Small cap (<$2bn)0.0%
Developed mkts.98.8%
Emerging mkts.0.0%
Country Exposure
BRITAIN 94.9 %
IRELAND 2.0 %
SWITZERLAND 1.9 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 06/30/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YR20 YRIncep.
Price Returns 17.2% 13.9% 10.8% 9.9% 9.0% 0.8% 0.5% 1.6%
Dividend Yield 0.0% 2.4% 3.5% 3.6% 3.8% 3.8% 3.9% 3.9%
Total Returns 17.2% 16.3% 14.3% 13.5% 12.8% 4.7% 4.4% 5.5%
Ann. Volatility 19.5% 16.4% 14.5% 16.2% 17.2% 19.4% 22.8% 22.7%
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.6746%
MSCI EAFE0.8476%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.6446%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)1,421
ADV traded (mns)$56
Turnover1.9%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.03%
Technical Indicators
Recent close$39.72
30d moving avg.$39.75
Annualized volatility15.9%
Relative strength (RSI)56
Short interest1.6%
Distributions
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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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ETF Research Center Rating

AVOID

Not worthwhile for most investors. A rating of AVOID is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the lowest quintile (the bottom 20%) of their category. Often, funds in this category consist of stocks with little if any history or expectation of profitability, and as a result our fundamentally-driven analysis may be less relevant.

ALTAR Score™

EWU

0.0%

Cat. Avg

7.3%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 11 funds in the International Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 7.3% and a standard deviation of 1.5%. EWU's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.0 standard deviations below the category average. This places EWU in the percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents

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Factor Scorecard

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Passive
International Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 77
Avg. Expense Ratio 38.8 bp
Std. Deviation 21.2 bp
(50 bp) Percentile rank 70
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
EWU 50.0 0.0 50
Peer Avg. 43.3 17.8 61.1
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