iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU)
- Expense ratio0.47%
- Net assets$3.72B
- Dividend yield3.15%
- 1-year return+15.27%
- Holdings66
EWU ETF price chart
EWU quote & trading statistics
EWU performance
Annual returns & drawdowns →- YTD+9.68%
- 1 year+15.27%
- 3 years+20.40%/yr
- 5 years+11.38%/yr
- 10 years+9.02%/yr
- 1Y volatility
- 13.36%
- 3Y volatility
- 12.12%
- 3Y Sharpe ratio
- 1.12
Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.
EWU top 10 holdings
All holdings →| # | Symbol | Name | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HSBA | HSBC Holdings PLC | 10.05% |
| 2 | SHEL | Shell plc | 9.19% |
| 3 | AZN | AstraZeneca PLC | 8.51% |
| 4 | RR | Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 4.49% |
| 5 | ULVR | Unilever PLC | 4.42% |
| 6 | BP | BP PLC | 4.04% |
| 7 | BATS | British American Tobacco PLC | 3.94% |
| 8 | GSK | GSK plc | 3.13% |
| 9 | RIO | Rio Tinto PLC | 2.75% |
| 10 | NG | National Grid PLC | 2.62% |
The top 10 holdings make up 53.1% of the fund (66 holdings in total). As of October 25, 2026.
About iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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 ETF FAQ
What is the EWU expense ratio?
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a net expense ratio of 0.47%, or $47.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.
How much money is in EWU?
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has about $3.72B in net assets.
What are the top holdings of EWU?
The largest positions in EWU are HSBC Holdings PLC (10.05%), Shell plc (9.19%), AstraZeneca PLC (8.51%). The fund holds 66 securities in total.
How has EWU performed?
EWU returned +15.27% over the past year and +11.38% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.
Does EWU pay dividends?
EWU has a dividend yield of 3.15% and pays distributions semiannual.
When was EWU launched?
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF began trading on March 12, 1996.
ETFs similar to EWU
Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with EWU's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.
| Symbol | Fund | Overlap | Expense ratio | Net assets | 1-year return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWU | iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF | — | 0.47% | $3.72B | +15.27% |
| FLGB | Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF | 95% | 0.08% | $863.4M | +16.09% |