EWUS ETF — iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap ETF (EWUS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

EWUS is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.45%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.10%, its expense ratio is 0.59%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 59/100 (Caution). Total return is 152.8% over the past 14.7 years, 494.0 points behind SPY at 646.8%.

This ETF tracks a small-cap equity index focused on United Kingdom-listed companies, holding at least 80% of its assets in the underlying index components. It offers a modest current distribution rate paid semi-annually, with an expense ratio of 0.59%. The fund appeals to investors seeking exposure to UK small-cap equities and income through regular distributions.

EWUS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 152.8% over the past 14.7 years, 494.0 points behind SPY at 646.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.2%.

EWUS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

59 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.45%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/25/2012

Expense ratio

0.59%

Distribution rate

2.45%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

3.10%

Last close

$43.89 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$39,508,191

Average volume

2200.0

Dividend

$0.537

Ex-dividend date

06/15/2026

Payment date

06/18/2026

Beta

1.16

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.45%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.10%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

EWUS risks and drawbacks

EWUS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 15.2%.

Who may consider EWUS — and who may not

EWUS may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (EWUS pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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