iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
$46.82+0.12 (+0.26%)
- 0.50%
- $3.7B
- +15.7%
- 3.20%
- 1.2M sh
- $46.37
- low $41.33high $49.39
The ETF.net EWU Grade
A
Score 70 out of 100
- 4 of 38
Score 70 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B55 out of 100Rank 10 of 38Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A75 out of 100Rank 13 of 35Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A76 out of 100Rank 4 of 37Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A85 out of 100Rank 3 of 38Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B69 out of 100Rank 10 of 36Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A78 out of 100Rank 4 of 38
Our read on EWU
ATrading since 1996, EWU is the veteran one-ticker route into British blue chips: roughly 70 UK stocks in a single MSCI-tracked basket, held through Brexit, rate cycles and everything in between.
The fund seeks to track an index of U.K. equities, providing targeted exposure to companies in the United Kingdom and a way to express a single-country investment view.
Why people hold it
- A 1996 launch means this fund has tracked UK stocks through Brexit, a financial crisis and multiple rate cycles under one continuous ticker.
- A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, so getting in and out rarely means fighting the order book.
- Rates among the stronger developed-market single-country funds in its peer group on cost, tracking and tradability together.
- Roughly 70 holdings tracking the MSCI United Kingdom Index (Net). Concentrated, transparent, no guessing what you own.
Worth knowing
- 0.50% a year is the category median, but cohort peers like FLKR and FLAU charge 0.09%. The liquidity and pedigree here cost extra.
- One country, about 70 names: UK policy and the index's sector mix drive results far more than in a global fund.
- Distributions arrive once or twice a year rather than quarterly, so income lands in lumps.
EWU Holdings
- Stocks
- 72
- 53%
- HSBA.L
Sectors
- Financials25.7%
- Consumer Staples14.4%
- Energy13.6%
- Industrials12.7%
- Health Care12.6%
- Materials8.6%
- Utilities4.9%
- Consumer Discretionary3.7%
- Communication2.1%
- Information Technology1.0%
- Real Estate0.7%
Geography
- United Kingdom95.12%
- Switzerland2.70%
- Ireland0.99%
- Hong Kong0.97%
- Mexico0.22%
Developed 100% · Emerging 0%
EWU Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EWU$11,573
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | EWU |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +7.7% |
| 1 month | −2.6% |
| 3 months | +0.2% |
| 1 year | +15.7% |
| 3 years | +18.1% |
| 5 years | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +8.4% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | EWU |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +7.7% | |
| 2025 | +35.0% | |
| 2024 | +6.8% | |
| 2023 | +12.4% | |
| 2022 | −4.4% | |
| 2021 | +18.2% | |
| 2020 | −11.8% |
EWU in the news
EWU Dividends
- 3.20%
- $1.50
- $0.67 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EWU Risk
- 11.2%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.16
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −24.9%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.71
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EWU Cost
0.50%
EWU0.50%
- The middle half of Developed Single Country funds
- Median 0.50%
13 of the 38 Developed Single Country funds charge less.
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- ABBCAJPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +20.8%
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- BFLGRFranklin FTSE Germany ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +0.5%
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