EWUiShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
Tracks the investment results of the MSCI United Kingdom Index.
By iShares · Launched 1996
Annual Cost
0.50%
#2,766 of 6,040 · average
Fund Size
$3.8B
#545 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+18.3%
Track Record
30 years
#28 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,469+24.7%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 52.2% of fundmoderately concentrated
AstraZeneca PLC
9.6%
HSBC Holdings PLC
9.5%
Shell PLC
7.2%
Unilever PLC
4.7%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC
4.5%
British American Tobacco PLC
4.0%
GSK PLC
3.6%
Rio Tinto PLC
3.3%
BP PLC
3.0%
National Grid PLC
2.7%
Asset allocation
Stocks
97.9%
Other
1.1%
Cash
0.9%
By sector
Financial Services
26.4%
Consumer Defensive
14.3%
Industrials
13.9%
Healthcare
12.7%
Energy
11.4%
Basic Materials
9.1%
Utilities
4.9%
Consumer Cyclical
3.7%
Other
3.7%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
15.0%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-43.3%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.01Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.45Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the investment results of the MSCI United Kingdom Index.
- Strategy
- Uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to invest primarily in large- and mid-cap U.K. equities, focusing on sectors like consumer goods and financials. Aims to keep portfolio turnover low to enhance after-tax performance.
- Inception date
- March 12, 1996
- Fund family
- iShares
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Data updated on 2026-09-18