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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
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Consumer Non-Durables
Health Technology
Energy Minerals
Stocks99.44%
Finance21.66%
Consumer Non-Durables15.56%
Health Technology13.48%
Energy Minerals10.62%
Commercial Services6.87%
Electronic Technology6.73%
Utilities5.11%
Technology Services4.28%
Non-Energy Minerals4.18%
Consumer Services3.63%
Retail Trade2.95%
Distribution Services1.77%
Communications1.30%
Producer Manufacturing0.55%
Process Industries0.44%
Consumer Durables0.31%
Health Services0.00%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.56%
Cash0.56%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe100.00%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
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Dividend payout history