iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF (EWUS)Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
43.98 USD
+0.07
(0.157%)
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(Oct. 16, 2026, 12:06 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:03 a.m. EDT
The iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF presents a classic value trap scenario where attractive metrics mask structural weakness. While the 3.1% dividend yield offers immediate income, it cannot offset the significant drag on capital appreciation. The price action is clearly bearish, trading well below both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which suggests persistent selling pressure rather than a healthy correction. The recent news cycle highlights political instability in the UK, with the Prime Minister stepping down and GDP figures causing mixed reactions; this uncertainty creates a hostile environment for small-cap equities specifically. Although the trailing P/E of 14.7 looks reasonable in isolation, the market is pricing in a deterioration of fundamentals that has already pushed the stock lower. Without evidence of a robust recovery in the underlying UK small-cap sector, the risk of further downside outweighs the potential for a quick rebound, making this a hold or cautious position rather than a buy. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.026414 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.028393 |
| AutoETS | 0.028567 |
| MSTL | 0.029106 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 59% |
| H-stat | 0.06 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.144 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.40 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 14.89 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:03 a.m. EDT: Options activity is negligible with minimal open interest and volume across all expirations. Implied volatility is extremely low (35-53%), indicating a lack of speculative positioning or fear regarding near-term moves. The market appears indifferent to direction.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.26% | 3.28% | 3.47% | 3.32% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 0.537 | 1.261748 |
| 2025-12-16 | 0.824 | 2.014670 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.679 | 1.686119 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.848 | 2.388060 |
| 2024-06-11 | 0.425 | 1.182856 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.638 | 1.873715 |
| 2023-06-07 | 0.363 | 1.109074 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.192 | 0.598690 |
| 2022-06-09 | 0.437 | 1.263371 |
| 2021-12-30 | 0.052 | 0.114010 |
| 2021-12-13 | 1.340 | 3.113383 |
| 2021-06-10 | 0.230 | 0.468623 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.410 | 1.035615 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.420 | 1.285583 |
| 2019-12-16 | 0.603 | 1.348993 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.548 | 1.473514 |
| 2018-12-18 | 0.508 | 1.523238 |
| 2018-06-19 | 0.682 | 1.569259 |
| 2017-12-19 | 0.664 | 1.565668 |
| 2017-06-20 | 0.474 | 1.240513 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.554 | 1.649791 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.524 | 1.338442 |
| 2015-12-21 | 0.610 | 1.554932 |
| 2015-06-25 | 0.517 | 1.189600 |
| 2014-12-17 | 0.866 | 2.383705 |
| 2014-06-25 | 0.381 | 0.936118 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.283 | 0.706088 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.316 | 1.187077 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 50.88 |
| All Time Low | 21.63 |
| Ask | 43.84 |
| Ask Size | 900 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,950 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,856 |
| Average Volume | 2,856 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,950 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.16 |
| Bid | 43.77 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Category | Focused Region |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 44.29 |
| Day Low | 43.9791 |
| Display Name | MSCI United Kingdom ETF |
| Dividend Yield | 3.1 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.9527462 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | BTS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 44.4312 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.45209885 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.010175257 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 7.3594093 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 46.45 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.4709015 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.053194866 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 38.02 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.959099 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.1567359 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 38.02 - 46.45 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,327,588,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.0146999005 |
| Full Exchange Name | Cboe US |
| Fullday Change | 0.069114685 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.15740079 |
| Fullday Price | 43.9791 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,327,449,600 |
| 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 designed to measure the performance of equity securities of small-capitalization companies in the United Kingdom (the "U.K.") securities market. |
| Long Name | iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_154173048 |
| Nav Price | 43.28732 |
| Net Assets | 41,702,208.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.59 |
| Open | 44.16 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Previous Close | 43.91 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.069099426 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.15736604 |
| Regular Market Day High | 44.29 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 43.9791 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 43.9791 - 44.29 |
| Regular Market Open | 44.16 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 43.91 |
| Regular Market Price | 43.9791 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,166,769 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,954 |
| Short Name | Ishares MSCI |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EWUS |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.17245069 |
| Total Assets | 41,702,208 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 14.894304 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 5.17512 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 5.17512 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 43.04095 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.9381485 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.02179665 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 1,954 |
| Yield | 0.031 |
| Ytd Return | 6.63871 |