iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

EWU

New York Stock Exchange Arca · Equity

Previous close

$48.94

+$0.40 · +0.82%

· Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

Open in GoAIShare

$48.94

Previous close

+$0.40 · +0.82%

· Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

Open in GoAIShare

EWU ETF overview

$48.94

+$0.40 · +0.82%

Aug 21, 2026, 09:30 – Aug 21, 2026, 15:55Eastern Time · ET

Low

$48.87

High

$49.03

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Volume

Regular session · ET · Market data may be delayed.

About this ETF

Fund website

This fund's goal is to closely follow the financial performance of a benchmark index comprising shares of companies in the United Kingdom.

Asset class

Equity

Issuer

IShares

Domicile

US

Inception date

Mar 12, 1996

Holdings

67

ISIN

US46435G3341

Key fund statistics

Fund assets

3.85B USD

Expense ratio

0.50%

NAV

$49.00

Average volume

1.39M

Volume

500.06K

Day range

$48.84 – $49.03

52-week range

$40.67 – $49.03

Previous close

$48.54

Price change

Performance

1 day

+0.82%

1 month

+3.62%

3 months

+3.93%

Year to date

+11.28%

1 year

+17.11%

3 years

+56.31%

5 years

+48.48%

Price changes exclude distributions, fees, taxes, and investor-specific cash flows.

Portfolio

Top holdings

RankHoldingSymbolWeight

01HSBC HOLDINGS PLCHSBA.LHSBA.L10.76%

02SHELL PLCSHEL.LSHEL.L8.05%

03ASTRAZENECA PLCAZN.LAZN.L7.62%

04ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLCRR.LRR.L5.25%

05UNILEVER PLCULVR.LULVR.L4.23%

06BP PLCBP.LBP.L3.61%

07BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCOBATS.LBATS.L3.48%

08RIO TINTO PLCRIO.LRIO.L3.34%

09GLAXOSMITHKLINEGSK.LGSK.L3.25%

10BARCLAYS PLCBARC.LBARC.L2.79%

11LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLCLLOY.LLLOY.L2.69%

12BAE SYSTEMS PLCBA.LBA.L2.62%

13NATIONAL GRID PLCNG.LNG.L2.46%

14GLENCORE PLCGLEN.LGLEN.L2.29%

15NATWEST GROUP PLCNWG.LNWG.L2.25%

Holdings data updated Aug 23, 2026.

Portfolio composition

Exposure

Sector exposure

Top 10

Financial Services26.68%

Consumer Defensive14.68%

Industrials13.79%

Healthcare13.08%

Energy11.65%

Basic Materials8.07%

Utilities4.77%

Consumer Cyclical3.69%

Communication Services2.23%

Real Estate0.71%

Country exposure

Top 7

United Kingdom93.66%

Switzerland2.55%

Ireland1.09%

Hong Kong1.09%

United States1.05%

Other0.33%

Mexico0.22%

Fund income

Distributions

Ex-dividend dateRecord datePayment dateAmount

Jun 15, 2026

Semiannual

Jun 15, 2026

Jun 18, 2026

$0.6663

Semiannual

Dec 16, 2025

Semiannual

Dec 16, 2025

Dec 19, 2025

$0.8291

Semiannual

Jun 16, 2025

Semiannual

Jun 16, 2025

Jun 20, 2025

$0.811

Semiannual

Dec 17, 2024

Semiannual

Dec 17, 2024

Dec 20, 2024

$0.7265

Semiannual

Jun 11, 2024

Semiannual

Jun 11, 2024

Jun 17, 2024

$0.6831

Semiannual

Dec 20, 2023

Semiannual

Dec 21, 2023

Dec 27, 2023

$0.7471

Semiannual

Jun 7, 2023

Semiannual

Jun 8, 2023

Jun 13, 2023

$0.6224

Semiannual

Dec 13, 2022

Semiannual

Dec 14, 2022

Dec 19, 2022

$0.4704

Semiannual

Jun 9, 2022

Semiannual

Jun 10, 2022

Jun 15, 2022

$0.5804

Semiannual

Dec 13, 2021

Semiannual

Dec 14, 2021

Dec 17, 2021

$0.8757

Semiannual

Latest coverage

EWU news

invezz.com·Aug 21, 2026

FTSE 100 powers ahead as mining giants surge while Europe struggles to keep up

The FTSE 100 edged higher on Friday, outperforming a largely subdued European market as a rally in London-listed miners offset concerns over rising government bond yields and expensive oil. Britain's blue-chip benchmark…

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zacks.com·Aug 20, 2026

U.K. ETFs in Spotlight as Andy Burnham Completes First Month as PM

U.K. ETFs are gaining attention as resilient growth, strong FTSE performance and supportive sector trends put the market in focus.

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youtube.com·Aug 19, 2026

Why AI Isn't the BOE's Biggest Inflation Worry

Could the AI boom become a new source of inflation for the UK? KPMG UK Chief Economist Yael Selfin discusses how rising chip and AI model costs are filtering through the economy and why higher household energy costs…

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investopedia.com·Aug 17, 2026

Goldman Calls This Group of Stocks the ‘Secret Outperformer'

Goldman Sachs analysts recently raised their 12-month target for the European benchmark STOXX 600 index to 695 from 660. Foreign inflows have helped drive the strongest inflows into European equities in a decade, not…

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invezz.com·Aug 12, 2026

FTSE 100 near record highs, but $90 oil could change the picture fast

The FTSE 100 edged lower on Wednesday as another rise in oil prices and renewed Middle East tensions kept investors cautious ahead of a crucial US inflation report. London's blue-chip index traded around 10,830 in early…

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defenseworld.net·Aug 7, 2026

23,153 Shares in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF $EWU Acquired by Balefire LLC

Balefire LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 23,153…

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