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EWU · iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

Equity fundTracks an index0.50% fee$3.6bnSince Jan 4, 2010Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗
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EWU tracks an index and returned +13.0% over the past year.

+13.0%
Total return, 1 year
0.50%
Expense ratio
75
Holdings
−6.5%
Below its high
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3M Jul 2 – Oct 2, 2026−2.1%+3.6%−5.7 pts−7.4 pts
6M Apr 2 – Oct 2, 2026+1.3%+17.9%−16.6 pts−27.1 pts
1Y Oct 2, 2025 – Oct 2, 2026+13.0%+16.2%−3.2 pts−11.3 pts
3Y Oct 3, 2023 – Oct 2, 2026+68.1%+89.3%−21.2 pts−46.6 pts
Since listing Jan 4, 2010 – Oct 2, 2026+163.9%+813.0%−649.0 pts−1598.0 pts

EWU over each window to Oct 2, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.

EWU top ten by weight, 53.6% of its 75 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC HSBA 10.76%
SHELL SHEL 9.05%
ASTRAZENECA PLC AZN 7.93%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC RR. 5.36%
UNILEVER PLC ULVR 4.22%
BP PLC BP. 3.82%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO BATS 3.48%
RIO TINTO RIO 3.24%
GLAXOSMITHKLINE GSK 3.17%
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC LLOY 2.59%
Holdings, the issuer’s own daily file ↗
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In plain words

EWU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 2, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +16.2% for the S&P 500 and +24.3% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 53.6%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 2, 2026.
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQ
Fund typeEquity fund
Category (ETFIQ)Stocks · Europe
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025)0.50%
Price$46.18
Listed sinceJan 4, 2010
Net assets (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 2, 2026)$3.6bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)−6.5%
Holdings75
Top ten weight53.6%
Holdings published for (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 1, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
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Questions people ask about EWU

How has EWU performed?
Over the year to Oct 2, 2026, EWU returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +16.2% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +68.1%.
What does EWU cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year.
What does EWU hold?
75 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026, with the top ten at 53.6% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is EWU below its high?
6.5% below its high of Aug 25, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 2, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, EWU and S&P 500Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 2, 2026
Fee, 0.50%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Net assets, $3.6bnThe issuer’s own daily fund list · Oct 2, 2026
HoldingsHoldings, the issuer’s own daily file · Oct 1, 2026 ↗
IssueriShares page for EWU ↗
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SourceiShares’s own site ↗

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