EWUiShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.K. equities.
By iShares · Launched 1996
Annual Cost
0.50%
#2,576 of 5,562 · average
Fund Size
$3.4B
#538 of 5,562 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+19.9%
Track Record
30 years
#27 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,073+20.7%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 50.3% of fundmoderately concentrated
AstraZeneca PLC
9.7%
HSBC Holdings PLC
8.2%
Shell PLC
7.2%
Unilever PLC
5.0%
British American Tobacco PLC
4.3%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
4.0%
GSK PLC
3.3%
BP PLC
3.2%
Rio Tinto PLC
2.7%
Barclays PLC
2.7%
Asset allocation
Stocks
98.2%
Other
0.9%
Cash
0.8%
By sector
Financial Services
25.7%
Healthcare
14.5%
Industrials
13.2%
Consumer Defensive
13.1%
Energy
11.6%
Basic Materials
9.5%
Utilities
5.1%
Consumer Cyclical
3.8%
Other
3.5%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
14.7%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-43.3%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.87Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.25Good downside protection
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.K. equities.
- Strategy
- Tracks the MSCI United Kingdom Index, measuring large- and mid-cap U.K. equities. Invests primarily in component securities, aiming for low turnover and better after-tax performance.
- Inception date
- March 12, 1996
- Fund family
- iShares
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Data updated on 2026-06-19