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About iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF
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Inception date
Jan 25, 2012
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
EWUS offers targeted exposure to small-cap companies in the United Kingdom which covers approximately 14% of the UK investable universe. It tracks an index that focuses its selection and weighting on market capitalization and may include securities from various sectors. This underlying index is based on MSCI Global Investable Market Indexes (GIMI) Methodology. Overall, EWUS effectively captures the UK small-cap space and can be used as a complement to EWU which on the other hand, focuses on large- and midcap equities. The index constituents are reviewed on a quarterly basis.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks97.63%
Finance29.48%
Producer Manufacturing9.21%
Consumer Durables8.54%
Technology Services6.64%
Consumer Non-Durables5.37%
Consumer Services4.79%
Distribution Services4.52%
Non-Energy Minerals4.21%
Electronic Technology3.50%
Commercial Services3.44%
Retail Trade3.41%
Industrial Services2.53%
Process Industries2.51%
Utilities1.92%
Health Technology1.85%
Miscellaneous1.78%
Transportation1.26%
Communications1.11%
Energy Minerals1.09%
Health Services0.47%
Bonds, Cash & Other2.37%
Cash1.66%
UNIT0.51%
Mutual fund0.19%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe95.93%
North America2.50%
Middle East0.76%
Oceania0.50%
Africa0.31%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
EWUS invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 29.48% stocks, and Producer Manufacturing, with 9.21% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
EWUS top holdings are Weir Group PLC and Diploma PLC, occupying 2.13% and 2.07% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EWUS last dividends amounted to 0.68 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.85 USD in dividends, which shows a 24.97% decrease.
EWUS assets under management is 40.88 M USD. It's fallen 0.90% over the last month.
EWUS fund flows account for −4.47 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, EWUS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.78%. The last dividend (Jun 20, 2025) amounted to 0.68 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
EWUS shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Jan 25, 2012, and its management style is Passive.
EWUS expense ratio is 0.59% meaning you'd have to pay 0.59% of your investment to help manage the fund.
EWUS follows the MSCI United Kingdom Small Cap. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
EWUS invests in stocks.
EWUS price has fallen by −0.56% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 6.11% increase. See more dynamics on EWUS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.99% over the last month, have fallen by −0.99% over the last month, showed a 20.93% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 13.84% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.99% over the last month, have fallen by −0.99% over the last month, showed a 20.93% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 13.84% in a year.
EWUS trades at a premium (0.10%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.