iShares MSCI France ETF
$41.63+0.39 (+0.95%)
- 0.50%
- $332M
- −2.0%
- 3.19%
- 0.3M sh
- $41.49
- low $40.92high $48.39
The ETF.net EWQ Grade
B
Score 60 out of 100
- 16 of 38
Score 60 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B55 out of 100Rank 10 of 38Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A82 out of 100Rank 5 of 35Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C41 out of 100Rank 25 of 37Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B58 out of 100Rank 14 of 38Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B59 out of 100Rank 16 of 36Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B61 out of 100Rank 15 of 38
Our read on EWQ
BOne of the original country ETFs, running since 1996: about 60 French large and mid caps in one ticker. Fee sits right at the typical developed-market country fund, with a nearly three-decade record behind it.
The fund seeks to track an index composed of French equities and provides targeted exposure to companies in France.
Why people hold it
- Launched in 1996, making it one of the oldest single-country funds still trading, with a long record tracking the MSCI France Index.ishares.com
- Does the job it advertises: follows its French equity index closely and lands in the upper half of developed-market single-country funds.
- The 0.50% fee matches the median for developed single-country ETFs, and the same sticker as iShares' UK (EWU) and Canada (EWC) siblings.
- A single-ticker way to dial France up or down instead of rebuilding a broad Europe sleeve stock by stock.ishares.com
Worth knowing
- One country, roughly 60 names. Concentration is the whole point here, and it swings harder than a broad Europe or global fund.
- Dollar-listed, euro-denominated assets underneath: currency moves feed straight into what you see.ishares.com
- Cheaper wrappers exist in this cohort (Franklin's country funds run 0.09%), though none of them point at France.
EWQ Holdings
- Stocks
- 58
- 59%
- TTE.PA
Sectors
- Industrials31.8%
- Financials13.1%
- Consumer Discretionary11.0%
- Energy8.7%
- Consumer Staples8.6%
- Health Care8.5%
- Materials7.4%
- Information Technology3.6%
- Utilities3.4%
- Communication2.8%
- Real Estate1.3%
Geography
- France89.20%
- Netherlands7.12%
- Luxembourg1.85%
- Switzerland1.83%
Developed 100% · Emerging 0%
EWQ Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EWQ$9,802
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | EWQ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −6.2% |
| 1 month | −8.2% |
| 3 months | −8.4% |
| 1 year | −2.0% |
| 3 years | +8.6% |
| 5 years | +5.5% |
| 10 years | +8.6% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | EWQ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −6.2% | |
| 2025 | +28.9% | |
| 2024 | −5.6% | |
| 2023 | +21.7% | |
| 2022 | −12.0% | |
| 2021 | +21.5% | |
| 2020 | +2.9% |
EWQ in the news
EWQ Dividends
- 3.19%
- $1.32
- $1.09 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EWQ Risk
- 14.2%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.38
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −31.4%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.85
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EWQ Cost
0.50%
EWQ0.50%
- The middle half of Developed Single Country funds
- Median 0.50%
13 of the 38 Developed Single Country funds charge less.
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