EWI ETF Analysis: Italy | NYSE

Focused Region | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.099m USD | 12M Return: 22.5% | US46434G8309 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Italian Equities, Large-Cap Stocks, Mid-Cap Stocks, Italy Index
Total Rating 64
Safety 62
Buy Signal -0.11
Focused Region
Category Rotation: -0.9
TER: 0.50%
AUM: 1.10B
Avg Turnover: 12.1M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility17.9%
VaR 5th Pctl3.37%
VaR vs Median4.26%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.97
Rel. Str. IBD62.4
Rel. Str. Peer Group63.8
Character TTM
Beta0.579
Beta Downside0.260
Hurst Exponent0.481
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD16.80%
CAGR/Max DD1.81
CAGR/Mean DD13.03

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.7 years of data

Jan -1.4% 18
Feb -0.1% 5
Mar +1.1% 20
Apr +2.0% 32
May +1.5% 21
Jun -1.1% 28
Jul +2.5% 36
Aug -0.3% 8
Sep -2.2% 21
Oct -2.6% 15
Nov -0.8% 14
Dec +0.4% 37

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: EWI Italy

The iShares MSCI Italy ETF (EWI) is a passively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of large- and mid-cap segments of the Italian equity market. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index, which is constructed using a free float-adjusted market capitalization methodology-a standard approach that weights constituents based on shares readily available for public trading rather than total shares outstanding.

As a non-diversified fund, EWI concentrates its exposure in a single country (Italy), making it more sensitive to country-specific economic, political, and currency risks than broader international ETFs. The underlying index targets the same broad- and mid-cap equity segments that make up the bulk of Italys investable stock universe, which is historically weighted toward financial services, industrials, and energy companies.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • ECB rate cuts lift Italian equity valuations
  • Italian political instability triggers volatility around elections
  • Italys high debt-to-GDP ratio pressures sovereign risk premium
What is the price of EWI shares?

As of September 27, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 60.40 with a total of 203,483 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.58%, over one month by -4.16%, over three months by +2.46% and over the past year by +22.49%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 59.00 (which is 2.3% or 1.9 ATR below the current price).

Is EWI a buy, sell or hold?

Italy has no consensus analysts rating.