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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
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Consumer Non-Durables
Health Technology
Energy Minerals
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
EWU (UK) ETFThis whole world has gone Turkey stupid (see TUR), OK is close to all time high because GDP went up 0.1%.
that's right, 0.1%
Wow.
I do not recommend shorting anything until one of the Fed members tank the market next week, lol. Watch the event schedule next week. look at Mexico (EWW) as well.
$EWU United Kingdom buy (3/5)Conviction: 3/5
Main risk is that we will retest previous support at a lower level
Evidence
breaking out of LT support (2007)
RSI-D recently turned down from overbought levels
Risk
Could retest previous resistance at lower levels in the coming weeks/months
RSI-M and RSI-W are not sh
Rotation in international marketsIntroducing the Buffett Indicator
One aspect of the recent rotation from growth stocks to value stocks is that investors have been rotating into undervalued markets that have suffered ten-year downtrends. The "Buffett Indicator" provides a way of comparing country-wise stock market valuations. The
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Summarizing what the indicators are suggesting.
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Displays a symbol's price movements over previous years to identify recurring trends.
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
EWU trades at 764.23 MXN today, its price has fallen −0.10% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on EWU price chart.
EWU net asset value is 766.34 today — it's risen 4.17% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
EWU assets under management is 59.44 B MXN. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
EWU price has risen by 5.51% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 25.14% increase. See more dynamics on EWU price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.17% over the last month, showed a 3.33% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 31.14% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.17% over the last month, showed a 3.33% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 31.14% in a year.
EWU fund flows account for −1.48 B MXN (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.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
EWU invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
EWU expense ratio is 0.50%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, EWU isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, EWU technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating EWU shows the buy signal. See more of EWU technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, EWU technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating EWU shows the buy signal. See more of EWU technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, EWU pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.58%.
EWU trades at a premium (0.28%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
EWU shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
EWU follows the MSCI United Kingdom. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Mar 12, 1996.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.