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Jan 7
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Employment numbers dominated Friday. First from the Eurozone, then from Canada and Finally the NFP report from the USA.
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Dec 14
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Mike Kulej: According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the leading industrialized nations face serious challenges in coming years. One of the major obstacles is financing government operations and refinancing existing...
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Dec 9
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While we are, of course, thrilled (again) – the final solution that Germany (NYSEARCA:EWG)
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Oct 27
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Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the largest inflow was seen in the iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund (EWU), which added 1,800,000 shares, or a 2.4% increase week...
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Sep 28
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NYSE:DDM, NYSE:EWA, NYSE:IVV, NYSE:EWG, NYSE:EWJ, NYSE:EWU
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Jun 30
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United Kingdom Index (AMEX:EWU) closed Wednesday's bullish trading session at $17.55. In the past year, the ETF has hit a 52-week low of $13.43 and 52-week high of $19.22. United Kingdom Index (EWU) has been showing support around $17.28 and...
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Apr 4
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While the UK jumped quickly, and early, to the side of austerity, it is now facing some domestic blow back based on rising inflation and an economy peaking too soon, according to Morgan Stanley's Graham Secker.
There are four key reasons for...
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Feb 7
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Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King will be faced with the hardest decision of his life on Thursday, when he and his board are faced with the choice of whether or not to hike interest rates.
That decision may come up all the time, but...
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Jan 27
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George Soros believes the new round of austerity measures the UK's coalition government is about put in place will send the economy back into recession, according to The Telegraph.
"I don’t think they can be implemented without pushing the...
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iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund (EWU)
Overview
The iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund 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. [1]
Fund Information
- Fund Manager - Ishares
- Inception Date - 03/12/1996
- Exchange – NYSE Arca
- Index Ticker – EWU
- Intra-day NAV Ticker – EWU.IV
- Expense Ratio - 0.52%
Top Holdings
| Holdings | % of Portfolio |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 9.59% |
| BP PLC | 8.01% |
| VODAFONE GROUP PLC | 5.69% |
| GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | 4.93% |
| ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-A SHS | 4.89% |
| ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-B SHS | 3.62% |
| BARCLAYS PLC | 3.16% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | 3.14% |
| BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC | 3.03% |
| BHP BILLITON PLC | 2.92% |
Holdings as of 05/11/2009
Other Investing in Europe ETFs
| ETF Name | Fund Manager | Expense Ratio |
| BLDRS Europe 100 ADR Index ETF (ADRU) | Invesco PowerShares | 0.30% |
| Europe Pacific ETF (VEA) | Vanguard Group, Inc. | 0.16% |
| iShares MSCI Austria Index Fund (EWO) | ishares | 0.52% |
| iShares MSCI Belgium Index Fund (EWK) | ishares | 0.52% |
| iShares MSCI France Index Fund (EWQ) | ishares | 0.52% |
| iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund (EWG) | ishares | 0.52% |
| iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund (EWI) | ishares | 0.52% |
| iShares MSCI Netherlands Index Fund (EWN) | ishares | 0.52% |
| iShares MSCI Spain Index Fund (EWP) | ishares | 0.52% |
| iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund (EWD) | ishares | 0.51% |
| iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund (EWL) | ishares | 0.52% |
| iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund (EWU) | ishares | 0.52% |
| iShares S&P Europe 350 Index Fund (IEV) | ishares | 0.60% |
| Vanguard European ETF (VGK) | Vanguard Group, Inc. | 0.18% |
| FTSE RAFI Europe Portfolio ETF (PEF) | Invesco PowerShares | 0.75% |
| iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Europe Index Fund (IFEU) | ishares | 0.48% |
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