iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF (EUFN)Europe Stock | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
38.48 USD
-0.26
(-0.671%) ⇩
(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 38.48 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:56 a.m. EDT
The iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF presents a compelling value proposition for income investors but carries significant near-term headwinds. The 4.16% dividend yield is attractive and appears sustainable given the low valuation multiples (P/E ~11.7x), offering a solid floor for patient capital. However, the price action tells a different story: the fund is trading well below its 50-day moving average, signaling that recent momentum has been negative. More concerning is the options landscape, where traders are aggressively buying downside protection at strikes significantly below the current price. This 'put wall' suggests the market expects further weakness or heightened volatility in the coming months. While the fundamentals are sound enough for a medium-term hold, the immediate outlook is clouded by this defensive positioning and the lag in price recovery. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.022062 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.022843 |
| AutoETS | 0.022980 |
| AutoTheta | 0.024434 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 54% |
| H-stat | 1.55 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 2.32 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 11.98 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:56 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (over 1,000 contracts at strikes below $37-$38) compared to negligible call volume. While there is some new buying of deep out-of-the-money calls ($45+, $46+) suggesting a speculative bet on a rally, the overwhelming weight of capital is in put spreads and protective hedges, indicating fear of a continued correction or volatility spike.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.98% | 4.41% | 4.67% | 4.90% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 1.137 | 2.977219 |
| 2025-12-16 | 0.516 | 1.429759 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.809 | 2.599614 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.475 | 2.008457 |
| 2024-06-11 | 0.773 | 3.438612 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.320 | 1.560215 |
| 2023-06-07 | 0.729 | 3.906752 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.072 | 0.406321 |
| 2022-06-09 | 0.670 | 3.995229 |
| 2021-12-13 | 0.414 | 2.160752 |
| 2021-06-10 | 0.419 | 2.037938 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.071 | 0.413512 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.171 | 1.195804 |
| 2019-12-16 | 0.182 | 0.930946 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.705 | 4.010239 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.275 | 1.613850 |
| 2018-06-19 | 0.824 | 4.009733 |
| 2017-12-19 | 0.156 | 0.669528 |
| 2017-06-20 | 0.553 | 2.595026 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.098 | 0.516061 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.667 | 3.734602 |
| 2015-12-21 | 0.163 | 0.806531 |
| 2015-06-25 | 0.578 | 2.431636 |
| 2014-12-17 | 0.166 | 0.753518 |
| 2014-06-25 | 0.572 | 2.299960 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.127 | 0.530936 |
| 2013-06-27 | 0.273 | 1.379485 |
| 2012-12-18 | 0.168 | 0.858018 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.408 | 2.738255 |
| 2011-12-20 | 0.059 | 0.393333 |
| 2011-06-22 | 0.528 | 2.427586 |
| 2010-12-21 | 0.183 | 0.861176 |
| 2010-06-23 | 0.199 | 1.012208 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 43.07 |
| All Time Low | 10.59 |
| Ask | 42.42 |
| Ask Size | 5 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,025,810 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,757,162 |
| Average Volume | 1,757,162 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,025,810 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.88 |
| Bid | 41.89 |
| Bid Size | 5 |
| Category | Europe Stock |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 38.54 |
| Day Low | 38.175 |
| Display Name | MSCI Europe Financials ETF |
| Dividend Date | 1,482,883,200 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.16 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.212235 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 41.2592 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.7792015 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.06735956 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 14.421642 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 43.07 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.59 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.106570706 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 32.91 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.5699997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.16924946 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 32.91 - 43.07 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,265,207,400,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.193786 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fullday Change | -0.26000214 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.67114645 |
| Fullday Price | 38.48 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,263,945,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the combined equity market performance of the financials sector of developed market countries in Europe. |
| Long Name | iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_85213810 |
| Nav Price | 38.78434 |
| Net Assets | 3,923,030,780.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.49 |
| Open | 38.54 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 38.48 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,008,015 |
| Previous Close | 38.74 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.260002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.671146 |
| Regular Market Day High | 38.54 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 38.175 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 38.175 - 38.54 |
| Regular Market Open | 38.54 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 38.74 |
| Regular Market Price | 38.48 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,758,038 |
| Short Name | iShares MSCI Europe Financials |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EUFN |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.33402988 |
| Total Assets | 3,923,030,784 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing P E | 11.979198 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 2.17892 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 2.17892 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 38.6087 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.12870026 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.0033334522 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 1,758,038 |
| Yield | 0.0416 |
| Ytd Return | 10.59117 |