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EWUS

GradeCChicago Board Options Exchange

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF

Countries & Regions · IShares · Inception 2012-01-24 · SEC filings

$43.35−1.09 (−2.46%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 1:43 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 15 prints from 44.44 to 43.35. Range 43.32 to 44.44. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$43.50$44.00$44.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$42M
1Y return
+13.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.06%
Holdings
194
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$44.52
52W range
low $38.02high $46.45

The ETF.net EWUS Grade

C

46/ 100

Rank 24 of 38 in Developed Single Country⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for EWUS. Scores out of 100: Cost 18, Risk 36, Mission 82, Tradability 30, Holdings 89, Durability 45. Strongest: Holdings (89). Weakest: Cost (18). Leans toward Holdings.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 46 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 18
    Category rank31/38 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 82
    Category rank7/35 · top 20%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 36
    Category rank29/37 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 30
    Category rank30/38 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 89
    Category rank1/36 · top 3%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 45
    Category rank30/38 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on EWUS

ETF.net Research

CBritain only, small caps only. While the broad funds in its category spread across the developed world, EWUS tracks a single MSCI index of roughly 200 small UK companies, and has done so since 2012.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of small-capitalization equities from the United Kingdom.

Why people hold it

  1. 01A scalpel, not a net: one index, roughly 200 UK small caps, no other countries diluting the call.
  2. 02Does what the label says: it stays tight to the MSCI United Kingdom Small Cap Index, with little drift into other markets or larger names.
  3. 03Live since January 2012 under the iShares roof, so it carries a long record spanning Brexit and everything after.

Worth knowing

  1. 010.59% a year, while broad international small-cap options like VSS and SCHC charge a fraction of that. Single-country focus carries a price.
  2. 02A small fund that trades lightly, so spreads can be wide and the size of your order and how you place it matter more than with a heavily traded ETF.
  3. 03One country, one size band: nothing else in the basket cushions a rough patch in Britain, and the pound's moves against the dollar ride along.

EWUS Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 3:23 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
194
Top-10 weight
17%
Largest holding
IMI.L2.2%

Sectors

  • Financials22.3%
  • Industrials19.2%
  • Consumer Discr.18.5%
  • Real Estate8.7%
  • Communication7.2%
  • Materials6.6%
  • Cons. Staples4.2%
  • Technology4.1%
  • Energy3.4%
  • Health Care3.2%
  • Utilities2.8%

Geography

  • United Kingdom84.92%
  • Jersey2.63%
  • Ireland2.47%
  • Bermuda2.42%
  • South Africa2.12%
  • Greece1.20%
  • Isle of Man0.96%
  • Israel0.73%
  • Other countries (8)2.56%

Developed 89% · Emerging 11% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 14.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001IMI.LIMI PLC2.15%21,739$899K65
002BEZ.LBEAZLEY PLC2.12%50,628$883K53
003WEIR.LWEIR PLC1.98%23,578$825K65
004HSX.LHISCOX LTD1.80%29,196$751K61
005GAW.LGAMES WORKSHOP GROUP PLC1.70%3,001$708K70
006STJ.LST JAMESS PLACE PLC1.66%47,109$690K59
007DCC.LDCC ENERGY PLC1.56%7,564$649K62
008BGEO.LLION FINANCE GROUP PLC1.42%3,238$593K68
009ICP.LICG PLC1.40%23,543$585K43
010ABDN.LABERDEEN GROUP PLC1.28%167,177$535K56
011BBY.LBALFOUR BEATTY PLC1.28%43,511$533K61
012IGG.LIG GROUP HOLDINGS PLC1.26%29,283$525K60
013WPP.LWPP PLC1.21%97,977$503K54
014HWDN.LHOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC1.20%49,858$500K65
015BDEV.LBARRATT REDROW PLC1.19%121,698$497K36

Showing 1–15 of 199 holdings

EWUS Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

EWUS$11,309
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. EWUS $11,309. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,350$10,660$11,970Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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.

Trailing total return for EWUS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEWUS
Year to date+7.8%
1 month−3.0%
3 months+6.5%
1 year+13.1%
3 years+16.0%per year
5 years+1.5%per year
10 years+5.0%per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for EWUS
YearReturn barEWUS
2026 YTD+7.8%
2025+25.1%
2024+3.6%
2023+15.4%
2022−31.2%
2021+12.6%
2020−2.6%

EWUS in the news

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EWUS Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
3.06%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.36Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.54 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 20 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.47; Dec 19, 2017 $0.66; Jun 19, 2018 $0.68; Dec 18, 2018 $0.51; Jun 17, 2019 $0.55; Dec 16, 2019 $0.60; Jun 15, 2020 $0.42; Dec 14, 2020 $0.41; Jun 10, 2021 $0.23; Dec 13, 2021 $1.34; Dec 30, 2021 $0.05; Jun 9, 2022 $0.44; Dec 13, 2022 $0.19; Jun 7, 2023 $0.36; Dec 20, 2023 $0.64; Jun 11, 2024 $0.43; Dec 17, 2024 $0.85; Jun 16, 2025 $0.68; Dec 16, 2025 $0.82; Jun 15, 2026 $0.54. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.54
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.82
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.68
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.85
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.43
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.64
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.36
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.19
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.44
Dec 30, 2021Jan 5, 2022$0.05
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$1.34
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.23

EWUS Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
18.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.64
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−46.7%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.16
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

EWUS Cost

Expense ratio0.59%
  • The middle half of Developed Single Country funds
  • Median 0.50%

28 of the 38 Developed Single Country funds charge less.

EWUS costs $59.00 a year on $10,000. The median Developed Single Country fund costs $50.00.