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About iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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Inception date
Mar 12, 1996
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
EWU holds a concentrated basket of British large- and mid-caps that provides exposure to the UK equity market. This means that the fund covers approximately the top 85% of investable universe in the UK. It tracks an index that focuses its selection and weighting on market capitalization and may include securities from various sectors. It primarily consists of stocks traded on the London Stock Exchange. This index is based on MSCI Global Investable Market Indexes (GIMI) Methodology. Index constituents are reviewed on a quarterly basis.
Classification
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Consumer Non-Durables
Health Technology
Energy Minerals
Stocks99.45%
Finance22.94%
Consumer Non-Durables14.84%
Health Technology13.26%
Energy Minerals10.27%
Electronic Technology6.95%
Commercial Services6.64%
Utilities4.97%
Non-Energy Minerals4.22%
Technology Services4.21%
Consumer Services3.73%
Retail Trade3.01%
Distribution Services1.75%
Communications1.32%
Producer Manufacturing0.57%
Process Industries0.46%
Consumer Durables0.32%
Health Services0.00%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.55%
Cash0.55%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe100.00%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
EWU invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 22.94% stocks, and Consumer Non-Durables, with 14.84% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
EWU top holdings are AstraZeneca PLC and HSBC Holdings Plc, occupying 7.91% and 7.74% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EWU last dividends amounted to 0.73 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.68 USD in dividends, which shows a 5.98% increase.
EWU assets under management is 3.05 B USD. It's fallen 3.39% over the last month.
EWU fund flows account for −50.31 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, EWU pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.58%. The last dividend (Dec 20, 2024) amounted to 0.73 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
EWU shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Mar 12, 1996, and its management style is Passive.
EWU expense ratio is 0.50% meaning you'd have to pay 0.50% of your investment to help manage the fund.
EWU follows the MSCI United Kingdom. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
EWU invests in stocks.
EWU price has risen by 5.89% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 9.02% increase. See more dynamics on EWU price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.79% over the last month, showed a 9.23% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.89% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.79% over the last month, showed a 9.23% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 12.89% in a year.
EWU trades at a premium (0.27%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.