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iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

EWU
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Mar 12, 1996
Expense Ratio
0.50%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$56,335,856
AUM
$2,669,901,964
Associated Index
MSCI United Kingdom Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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What is EWU?

The iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of publicly traded securities in the British market as measured by the MSCI United Kingdom Index.

ETFs related toEWU

ETFs correlated to EWU include FLGB, EFV, BBEU

EWU
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
FLGB
Franklin Templeton ETF Trust - Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF
EFV
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
BBEU
J.P.Morgan Investment Management Inc. - JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF
DWM
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree International Equity Fund
IEV
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Europe ETF
IEUR
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF
VGK
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
HDEF
DBX ETF Trust - Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF
MFDX
Pimco Equity Series - PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF
PXF
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

EWU is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. The iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of publicly traded securities in the British market as measured by the MSCI United Kingdom Index.

EWU tracks the MSCI United Kingdom Index.

No, EWU is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, EWU is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on EWU is 0.0172%. This is the percent change in the value of EWU over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on EWU is -0.0047%. This is the percent change in the value of EWU over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of EWU for the past year is 0.1797%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to EWU include EWZ, EWW, and EWT.

ETFs correlated to EWU include FLGB, EFV, and BBEU.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to EWU include EPV, EFZ, and FAZ.

Disclaimers

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