iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF (EWI)
| 16.81 Data as of Jul 29 |  -0.07 / -0.41%Today’s Change | 12.82 Today|||52-Week Range 18.44 | +7.83% Year-to-Date |
Investment Objective
The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Italian equities. The fund seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI Italy 25/50 Index (the "underlying index"), which consists of stocks traded primarily on the Milan Stock Exchange. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. It will at all times invest at least 80% of its assets in the securities of its underlying index and in depositary receipts ("DRs") representing securities in its underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
Latest EWI News
| Euro Hangs In The Balance As Fed Meeting Gets Underway Jul 29 / Benzinga | Euro Remains Below $1.35 On Lackluster Eurozone Data Jul 24 / Benzinga |
| Euro Starts The Week Lower Jul 28 / Benzinga | Strong U.S. Data Squashes Euro Jul 23 / Benzinga |
| Positive Eurozone Data Not Enough To Lift The Euro Jul 25 / Benzinga |
Performance
| 1 month | -3.11% | 3 years | +4.50% | |
| 3 months | -3.58% | 5 years | +2.44% | |
| 1 year | +32.31% | Since inception | +5.23% |
Data through 07/29/2014
Quote Details
| Previous close | $16.88 |
| Open day’s range | 16.81 – 17.01 |
| Net asset value (NAV) | 16.80 (07/28/2014) |
| Daily volume | 1,683,278 |
| Average volume (3 months) | 3,301,558 |
Data as of 3:59pm ET, 07/29/2014
Peer Comparisonvs. Miscellaneous region ETFs
| EWI | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance 5-yr return | +2.44% | +11.72% |
| Expense Gross exp ratio | 0.50% | 0.59% |
| Risk 5 year sharpe ratio | 0.29 | 0.64 |
| Net assets | $1.8B | $460.0M |
| Average market cap | $23.0B | $26.0B |
| Average P/E | 14.6 | 14.5 |
| Dividend / Share | -- | 0.44% |
Competitors
| GXF Global X FTSE Nordic Region ETF |
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Holdings
Top 5 SectorsPortfolio weighting
| Financial service | 31.95% |
| Energy | 24.20% |
| Utilities | 15.09% |
| Industrial materials | 14.81% |
| Consumer goods | 6.57% |
Top 10 HoldingsPortfolio weighting
| -- Eni SpA | 16.26% |
| -- ENEL Ente Nazionale per L'Energ Elet SPA | 8.11% |
| UNCFF UniCredit SpA | 7.83% |
| -- Intesa Sanpaolo | 7.63% |
| -- Snam SpA | 4.14% |
| -- Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena | 4.13% |
| -- Assicurazioni Generali | 4.03% |
| -- Atlantia | 3.88% |
| -- Tenaris SA | 3.88% |
| -- Luxottica Group SpA | 3.42% |
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