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EWUISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

$47.61+0.19% vs prior close
414952-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization segments of the UK market. The fund is non-diversified.

EWU price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateEWU close
Jul 27, 2026$47.37
Jul 28, 2026$47.82
Jul 29, 2026$47.90
Jul 30, 2026$48.68
Jul 31, 2026$48.41
Aug 3, 2026$48.23
Aug 4, 2026$48.34
Aug 5, 2026$48.37
Aug 6, 2026$48.30
Aug 7, 2026$48.64
Aug 10, 2026$48.49
Aug 11, 2026$48.30
Aug 12, 2026$48.37
Aug 13, 2026$48.26
Aug 14, 2026$48.26
Aug 17, 2026$48.16
Aug 18, 2026$48.16
Aug 19, 2026$48.57
Aug 20, 2026$48.54
Aug 21, 2026$48.94
Aug 24, 2026$49.10
Aug 25, 2026$49.39
Aug 26, 2026$48.86
Aug 27, 2026$48.63
Aug 28, 2026$48.55
Aug 31, 2026$48.37
Sep 1, 2026$48.19
Sep 2, 2026$48.22
Sep 3, 2026$48.68
Sep 4, 2026$48.59
Sep 8, 2026$48.35
Sep 9, 2026$47.83
Sep 10, 2026$47.53
Sep 11, 2026$47.94
Sep 14, 2026$47.91
Sep 15, 2026$47.80
Sep 16, 2026$47.46
Sep 17, 2026$47.95
Sep 18, 2026$47.27
Sep 21, 2026$47.69
Sep 22, 2026$47.67
Sep 23, 2026$47.09
Sep 24, 2026$47.16
Sep 25, 2026$47.32
Sep 28, 2026$47.27
Sep 29, 2026$46.85
Sep 30, 2026$46.53
Oct 1, 2026$45.89
Oct 2, 2026$46.18
Oct 5, 2026$46.19
Oct 6, 2026$46.37
Oct 7, 2026$45.93
Oct 8, 2026$46.23
Oct 9, 2026$46.52
Oct 12, 2026$46.70
Oct 13, 2026$46.82
Oct 14, 2026$46.91
Oct 15, 2026$47.76
Oct 16, 2026$48.01
Oct 19, 2026$47.34
Oct 20, 2026$47.76
Oct 21, 2026$47.69
Oct 22, 2026$47.84
Oct 23, 2026$47.52
Oct 26, 2026$47.61

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net outflow over the range: −$359M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 27Aug 3−$268.8MAug 10Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19+$48Oct 26Jul 27−$268.8MAug 10Aug 24Sep 7Sep 21Oct 5+$48Oct 26Jul 27−$268.8MAug 24Sep 21+$48Oct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 27$27.2M
Aug 3−$27.2M
Aug 10−$268.8M
Aug 17−$72M
Aug 24$0
Aug 31$6.7M
Sep 7−$50.7M
Sep 14$47
Sep 21$65.8M
Sep 28−$46
Oct 5$46
Oct 12−$32.4M
Oct 19−$7.8M
Oct 26$48
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$40M in net outflows over the past month, about 1.1% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +8.3% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$3.7Bassets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
−$40Mnet flow, trailing month
880Kavg daily volume, 30 days
90holdings · US-domiciled
1996listed March 12, 1996 · beta 0.70
The book at a glance
BP.-1.5%SHEL-1.2%BA.-0.0%PRU+0.7%VOD-0.3%AZN+0.3%GSK+0.7%TSCO-2.7%NWG+1.7%HLN-0.7%RIO+0.4%AV.+2.0%NG.-0.5%IHG+3.0%EXPN+1.1%ADMAAL+0.7%RR.-6.9%NXT-3.1%RKT-2.0%LLOY2.5%LSEG1.8%ANTOREL2.3%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1BP.BP4.25%$50.53-1.5%
2SHELSHELL9.91%$106.91-1.2%
3SPXS&P 500 Index0.23%$7676.77+0.7%
4BA.BOEING2.40%$188.31-0.0%
5PRUPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL0.94%$115.79+0.7%
6VODVODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD0.90%$15.70-0.3%
7AZNASTRAZENECA8.23%$172.06+0.3%
8CNACNA FINANCIAL0.30%$48.47+0.1%
9GSKGSK3.25%$51.10+0.7%
10TSCOTRACTOR SUPPLY1.43%$32.53-2.7%
11SN.SHARKNINJA0.37%$198.63+1.1%
12BT.ABLACKROCK LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL ADVANTAGE TRUST0.52%$25.90-0.5%
13NWGNATWEST GROUP2.12%$17.09+1.7%
14HLNHALEON1.42%$10.20-0.7%
15RIORIO TINTO2.82%$83.72+0.4%

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Sector weights

  • Financials24.73%
  • Consumer Staples14.99%
  • Energy14.16%
  • Health Care13.27%
  • Industrials12.28%
  • Materials7.59%
  • Utilities5.02%
  • Consumer Discretionary3.78%
  • Communication1.99%
  • Information Technology0.97%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Financials24.73%
Consumer Staples14.99%
Energy14.16%
Health Care13.27%
Industrials12.28%
Materials7.59%
Utilities5.02%
Consumer Discretionary3.78%
Communication1.99%
Information Technology0.97%
Performance
1 week-0.3%
1 month+0.6%
3 months+0.8%
6 months+1.3%
YTD+8.3%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$92M
1 month−$40M
3 months−$359M
YTD+$614M
1 year+$657M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$126.4MOct$0Nov+$43MDec$0Jan+$92.1MFeb+$322.7MMar$0Apr$0May+$585.8MJul−$368MAug+$21.9MSep−$40.2MOctOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay+$585.8MJulAugSep−$40.2MOctOctDecFebApr+$585.8MJul−$40.2MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct−$126.4M
Nov$0
Dec$43M
Jan$0
Feb$92.1M
Mar$322.7M
Apr$0
May$0
Jul$585.8M
Aug−$368M
Sep$21.9M
Oct−$40.2M
The risk read
13%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-3.6%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 9.9% of the book; the top ten carry 53%. Spread across 68+ names, it behaves like roughly 24 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
2calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
443Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
SPX S&P 500 Index$2.4B$1.9B
BA. BOEING$18M$17M
RKT ROCKET COMPANIES$658,895$2M
AZN ASTRAZENECA$1M$1M
BP. BP$1M$581,068

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against EWU

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EWU on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-47bp on fee · 11× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-47bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-46bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-46bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-46bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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