Key Highlights

  • The fund holds 66 companies listed in the United Kingdom.
  • HSBC, Shell and AstraZeneca together account for about 28% of the portfolio.
  • The expense ratio is 0.50%, and net Assets stood at about US$3.69 billion.
  • The fund pays distributions semi-annually, with a 30-day SEC Yield of 2.73%.

The iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSE:EWU) offers exposure to UK equities, tracking the MSCI United Kingdom Index. The fund closed at $47.22 on 6 November 2026, with a net asset value of $47.23. It is a single-country fund, which gives investors a focused view of the UK Equity market.

Fund detail

Data (as stated on the fund page)

Exchange

NYSE Arca

Closing price (6 Nov 2026)

$47.22

Net asset value (6 Nov 2026)

$47.23

Net assets (6 Nov 2026)

$3,693.7 million

Expense ratio

0.50%

Number of holdings

66

Benchmark index

MSCI United Kingdom index (Net)

Fund inception

12 March 1996

Distribution frequency

Semi-annual

30-day SEC yield (30 Sep 2026)

2.73%

Leading holdings and sector mix

HSBC holds 9.55% of market value, Shell 9.17% and AstraZeneca 8.96%. Unilever, Rolls-Royce, British American Tobacco, BP, GSK, Rio Tinto and National Grid make up the top ten.

The leading names span financials, energy, health care and consumer staples, with the largest weights concentrated in a few large companies.

Costs and trading

The expense ratio is 0.50%, and the fund had 78.2 million shares outstanding on 6 November 2026. Daily Volume was about 1.4 million shares, and the 30-day median bid-ask spread was 0.02%. The price-to-earnings ratio stood at 18.20 as of 5 November 2026.

Distributions and index

The fund pays distributions semi-annually. Its 30-day SEC yield as of 30 September 2026 was 2.73%. It tracks the MSCI United Kingdom Index (Net), and the fund was launched on 12 March 1996.

Final Word

EWU provides a single-country route into UK equities, with a portfolio weighted toward large financial, energy and health care companies. Changes in index composition and currency effects will appear in future fund disclosures.