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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+3.2%8 Apr 2026Very High
  2. 2−2.8%3 Mar 2026Low
  3. 3−2.8%20 Mar 2026Low
  4. 4+2.7%2 Jul 2026High
  5. 5+2.5%30 Apr 2026High

Every day, by size of move

263 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max00.0%
  • Very High10.4%
  • High31.1%
  • Moderate83.0%
  • Low8833.5%
  • Very Low16362.0%

Biggest moves on record

Every week we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−8.2%Week of28 Feb 2022Max
  2. 2−7.9%Week of31 Mar 2025Very High
  3. 3−7.5%Week of19 Sep 2022Very High
  4. 4+5.8%Week of14 Mar 2022Low
  5. 5−5.5%Week of13 Jun 2022Moderate

Every week, by size of move

301 weeks, 2021–2026. One square is one week.

  • Max31.0%
  • Very High31.0%
  • High00.0%
  • Moderate62.0%
  • Low4715.6%
  • Very Low24280.4%

Biggest moves on record

Every month we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−19.8%Oct 2008Max
  2. 2−18.5%Mar 2020High
  3. 3+17.1%May 2009Max
  4. 4+16.1%Nov 2020High
  5. 5+14.5%Jul 2010Very High

Every month, by size of move

252 months, 2005–2026. One square is one month.

  • Max52.0%
  • Very High52.0%
  • High62.4%
  • Moderate52.0%
  • Low7128.2%
  • Very Low16063.5%

Monthly performance

Over the past 22 years, EWU rose most often in April (19 of 22) and fell most often in June (13 of 22).

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, EWU moves about 0.56% up or down. That is calmer than 7 in 10 funds we follow.

Fund type · Single country

EWJiShares MSCI Japan ETFPRAJ.DEAmundi Prime Japan UCITS ETFXDJP.LXtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETFEWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETFFXIiShares China Large-Cap ETFKWEBKraneShares CSI China Internet ETFINDAiShares MSCI India ETFEWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETF

and 3 more

Region · United Kingdom

UK100United Kingdom FTSE 100AZNAstraZeneca plcGSKGSK plcRR.LRolls-Royce Holdings plcBA.LBAE Systems plcSHELShell plcHSBCHSBC Holdings plcULUnilever plc

and 3 more

In the news

Recent headlines about iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF, from the outlets that wrote them.

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  3. 03Seeking Alpha2 days agoECB president Lagarde to step down in February (EUR:USD:)
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