iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
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Funds holding %
of 7,323 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
44% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 25
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.52B [Q4 2024] → $1.65B (+$128M) [Q1 2025]
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 214 [Q4 2024] → 221 (+7) [Q1 2025]
0.26% more ownership
Funds ownership: 51.42% [Q4 2024] → 51.68% (+0.26%) [Q1 2025]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q4 2024] → 2 (+0) [Q1 2025]
12% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $17.2M | Put options by funds: $19.7M
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 74
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for EWU.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 20 articles about EWU published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
8 hours ago
EWU: Why UK Stocks Could Beat The S&P 500 The Next 3-5 Years
EWU offers a compelling relative value versus SPY, with attractive valuation, higher dividend yield, and other relatively strong features versus the S&P 500. The UK market, via EWU, is less exposed to tech concentration risk than the S&P 500, making it a useful hedge in uncertain times. Currency trends and global macro shifts could favor non-US equities like EWU over the next 3-5 years, especially if the US dollar weakens.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 days ago
From Allies To Adversaries: EU Settles For 15% Tariffs
The new EU-US trade deal sets a 15% baseline tariff on most goods, averting a trade war but ending near-zero tariff norms. US markets highlight promised EU investments and energy purchases, while EU leaders express disappointment, seeing the deal as damage control.
Negative
WSJ
2 days ago
Higher Tariffs Might Not Be High Enough to Spur ECB to Further Rate Cuts
The 15% tariff that will apply to most of Europe's exports to the U.S. is larger than ECB economists assumed it would be back in June.
Neutral
Market Watch
6 days ago
The ECB just pressed pause on rate cuts. The next move isn't clear.
ECB President Christine Lagarde left economists and investors a little less certain as to when, or perhaps even whether, further easing will arrive.
Neutral
Reuters
6 days ago
ECB policymakers set high bar for Sept rate cut, sources say
European Central Bank policymakers are setting a high bar for an interest rate cut in September and they would need to see a significant deterioration in growth and inflation before backing further easing, two sources told Reuters.
Negative
The Guardian
1 week ago
EU prepares €100bn no-deal plan to match Trump's threat of 30% tariffs
If agreed by member states, levies on US goods from aircraft to whiskey could be imposed from 7 August
Positive
Reuters
1 week ago
European shares rise on US-Japan trade deal, EU talks in focus
European shares climbed more than 1% on Wednesday, led by automobile stocks, after U.S. President Donald Trump revived hopes for a trade deal with the European Union following an agreement with Japan.
Negative
Invezz
1 week ago
Donald Trump demands 15-20% tariffs on EU: report
Trade tensions between the United States and the European Union have intensified, as former President Donald Trump escalates demands for significantly higher tariffs in ongoing negotiations. With an August 1 deadline looming, both sides face a standoff that could trigger retaliatory measures and unsettle global markets.
Negative
CNBC
1 week ago
Trump pushes for 15-20% minimum tariffs on European Union: FT
Trump has escalated his demands on the EU following weeks of negotiations over a possible framework deal, the FT reported. Trump is particularly aggrieved by the EU's 198 billion euro ($231 billion) trade surplus in goods with the U.S.
Negative
Reuters
1 week ago
Trump pushes for 15-20% minimum tariff on all EU goods, FT reports
U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing for a minimum tariff of 15% to 20% in any deal with the European Union, the Financial Times reported on Friday, adding that the administration is now looking at a reciprocal tariff rate that exceeds 10%, even if a deal is reached.
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