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EWQ vs FLGB

iShares MSCI France ETF

EWQBNYSE Arca

Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF

FLGBANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

FLGB −0.41pt a year

EWQ0.50%FLGB0.09%

Avg volume · 30D

EWQ 3.3×the volume

EWQ349KFLGB106K

5Y return · a year

FLGB +6.9pt

EWQ+5.0%FLGB+11.9%

EWQ vs FLGB Performance

Nov 2, 2021 – Nov 2, 2026

+27.4%EWQ+75.3%FLGB

Nov 2, 2021 to Nov 2, 2026. EWQ +27.4%. FLGB +75.3%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%0%40%60%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026
Expense ratio
EWQ 0.50%
FLGB 0.09%, better
Fund size
EWQ $346M
FLGB $878M
1Y total return
EWQ −0.7%
FLGB +16.3%, better
Yield (12M)
EWQ 3.08%, better
FLGB 2.86%
Holdings
EWQ 58
FLGB 89
Avg volume (30D)
EWQ 349K sh, better
FLGB 106K sh
NAV per share
EWQ $42.18
FLGB $36.82
52W range

ETF.net Grade

EWQ: Cost 55, Risk 42, Mission 82, Tradability 58, Holdings 58, Durability 61. FLGB: Cost 93, Risk 73, Mission 73, Tradability 62, Holdings 72, Durability 53.
Pillar letters and Scores for EWQ, FLGB, with each pillar’s weight
PillarEWQFLGB
Cost30% weightB55A93Higher
Mission25% weightA82HigherA73
Risk15% weightC42A73Higher
Tradability15% weightB58B62Higher
Holdings10% weightB58A72Higher
Durability5% weightB61HigherC53

Rank among Developed Single Country funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. EWQ and FLGB are both graded against the same 38 Developed Single Country funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Developed Single Country⁠

Category · 38 funds
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FLGB ranks 3rd and EWQ 16th of 38 funds in the Developed Single Country Category.

  1. Rank 1AEWCiShares MSCI Canada ETFScore 78
  2. Rank 1AFLCAFranklin FTSE Canada ETFScore 78
  3. Rank 3AFLGBFranklin FTSE United Kingdom ETFScore 76
  4. Rank 4ABBCAJPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETFScore 71
  5. Rank 15BFLKRFranklin FTSE South Korea ETFScore 61
  6. Rank 16BEWQiShares MSCI France ETFScore 60
  7. Rank 17BEWSiShares MSCI Singapore ETFScore 58

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EWQBiShares MSCI France ETF

FLGBAFranklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF

In short

EWQ One 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.

FLGB Britain in one ticker for nine basis points. Franklin's UK tracker follows a capped FTSE index of roughly 110 British companies and charges a small fraction of what the typical index fund in its peer group costs.

Stated mandate

EWQ The fund seeks to track an index composed of French equities and provides targeted exposure to companies in France.

FLGB The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the FTSE UK RIC Capped Index.

Why people hold it

  • EWQ 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
  • FLGB 0.09% a year, a fraction of the median fee across the index trackers we grade. Cheap is the whole pitch for single-country beta, and this one delivers it.
  • One trade, roughly 110 UK companies. A passive, rules-based mandate tied to the FTSE UK RIC Capped Index, running since its 2017 launch.
  • Stands in the top quartile of its plain-index-wrapper peer group, and the mandate data behind that read is high confidence.

Worth knowing

  • EWQ 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.
  • FLGB Single-country by design: UK listings only, so there is no cushion from other markets inside the fund. Broad global trackers like VT spread that bet differently.
  • Moderately traded rather than a volume monster, so limit orders are the sane way in and out.
  • Distributions arrive once or twice a year, not monthly. Income lands in lumps.

Full EWQ profile⁠

Full FLGB profile⁠

EWQ vs FLGB Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

EWQ vs FLGB Cost

Overpaying EWQ vs FLGB

$8,081

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • EWQ 0.50%

    $9,979

  • FLGB 0.09%

    $1,898

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EWQ 0.50%
  • FLGB 0.09%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530EWQ $9,979FLGB $1,898

Year by year

YearEWQFLGBOverpaying
10$900$165$735
20$3,460$646$2,814
30$9,979$1,898$8,081

Expense ratio

  • 0.50%EWQ
  • 0.09%FLGB, cheaper
  • Middle half of Developed Single Country funds
  • Median 0.50%

FLGB cheapest of 38 funds

EWQ 14th cheapest of 38 funds

EWQ vs FLGB Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
EWQ 3.08%, better
FLGB 2.86%
Payout (12M)
EWQ $1.32
FLGB $1.06
Last payment
EWQ $1.09
FLGB $0.47
Ex-dividend
EWQ Jun 15, 2026
FLGB Jun 26, 2026
Paid on
EWQ Jun 18, 2026
FLGB Jul 6, 2026
Frequency
EWQ Twice a year
FLGB Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

EWQTwice a year · 19 paymentsAll EWQ payments⁠
One bar per payment. 19 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.50; Dec 19, 2017 $0.09; Jun 19, 2018 $0.65; Dec 18, 2018 $0.12; Jun 17, 2019 $0.73; Dec 16, 2019 $0.07; Jun 15, 2020 $0.18; Dec 14, 2020 $0.16; Jun 10, 2021 $0.43; Dec 13, 2021 $1.04; Jun 9, 2022 $0.95; Dec 13, 2022 $0.12; Jun 7, 2023 $0.82; Dec 20, 2023 $0.25; Jun 11, 2024 $0.91; Dec 17, 2024 $0.27; Jun 16, 2025 $0.95; Dec 16, 2025 $0.23; Jun 15, 2026 $1.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD
FLGBTwice a year · 18 paymentsAll FLGB payments⁠
One bar per payment. 18 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 20, 2017 $0.11; Jun 20, 2018 $0.52; Dec 20, 2018 $0.32; Jun 11, 2019 $0.53; Dec 11, 2019 $0.56; Jun 11, 2020 $0.32; Dec 14, 2020 $0.28; Jun 10, 2021 $0.42; Dec 13, 2021 $0.32; Jun 17, 2022 $0.49; Dec 16, 2022 $0.48; Jun 16, 2023 $0.48; Dec 15, 2023 $0.51; Jun 21, 2024 $0.64; Dec 20, 2024 $0.52; Jun 20, 2025 $0.59; Dec 19, 2025 $0.59; Jun 26, 2026 $0.47. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD

EWQ vs FLGB Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • EWQ
  • FLGB
Nov 2, 2021 to Nov 2, 2026. Worst fall: EWQ −31.4% · Sep 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−30%−20%−10%0%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
EWQ 14.1%FLGB 11.0%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
EWQ 0.45FLGB 1.44, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
EWQ −31.4%FLGB −25.9%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
EWQ 0.85FLGB 0.75

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