EWI ETF Analysis: Italy | NYSE

Focused Region | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 978m USD | 12M Return: 28.7% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Italian Equities, Large-Cap Stocks, Mid-Cap Stocks, Italy Index
Total Rating 68
Safety 58
Buy Signal 0.04
Focused Region
Category Rotation: +2.2
TER: 0.50%
AUM: 978M
Avg Turnover: 16.5M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility18.1%
VaR 5th Pctl3.42%
VaR vs Median5.09%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio1.16
Rel. Str. IBD65.6
Rel. Str. Peer Group79
Character TTM
Beta0.613
Beta Downside0.378
Hurst Exponent0.480
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD16.80%
CAGR/Max DD1.57
CAGR/Mean DD9.04

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 10.5 years of data

Jan -0.9% 14
Feb +0.1% 2
Mar +0.9% 15
Apr +1.4% 28
May +1.7% 28
Jun -1.1% 26
Jul +2.5% 24
Aug -0.3% 5
Sep -3.0% 28
Oct -3.3% 22
Nov -0.9% 8
Dec +0.4% 34

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 July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 60.77 with a total of 173,332 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.38%, over one month by +3.16%, over three months by +8.38% and over the past year by +28.70%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 58.80 (which is 3.2% or 2.6 ATR below the current price).

Is EWI a buy, sell or hold?

Italy has no consensus analysts rating.