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About iShares MSCI France Index Fund
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Inception date
Mar 12, 1996
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
EWQ captures broad French equities, holding a diverse portfolio of French large- and mid-caps with market-like array of sector weights. The French index covers securities, as classified by MSCIs country classification, traded on the Paris Stock Exchange. Since EWQ is made of French stocks, North American traders will get the best execution in the morning when the markets overlap. The fund typically engages in securities lending, which brings revenues to the fund at the cost of slight counterparty risk. The index is reviewed quarterly, starting every February with semi-annual index reviews in May and November.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Consumer Non-Durables
Electronic Technology
Finance
Stocks99.00%
Consumer Non-Durables15.85%
Electronic Technology15.67%
Finance13.24%
Process Industries9.93%
Health Technology9.91%
Producer Manufacturing9.62%
Energy Minerals6.08%
Industrial Services4.34%
Utilities3.13%
Commercial Services2.74%
Technology Services2.47%
Consumer Durables1.60%
Communications1.34%
Consumer Services1.18%
Non-Energy Minerals0.72%
Transportation0.49%
Retail Trade0.36%
Distribution Services0.32%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.00%
UNIT0.55%
Cash0.45%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe100.00%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
EWQ invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Consumer Non-Durables, with 15.85% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 15.67% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
EWQ top holdings are LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE and Schneider Electric SE, occupying 6.82% and 6.75% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EWQ last dividends amounted to 0.95 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.27 USD in dividends, which shows a 71.53% increase.
EWQ assets under management is 425.68 M USD. It's risen 5.75% over the last month.
EWQ fund flows account for −228.50 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, EWQ pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.88%. The last dividend (Jun 20, 2025) amounted to 0.95 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
EWQ shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Mar 12, 1996, and its management style is Passive.
EWQ expense ratio is 0.50% meaning you'd have to pay 0.50% of your investment to help manage the fund.
EWQ follows the MSCI France. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
EWQ invests in stocks.
EWQ price has fallen by −0.02% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 11.52% increase. See more dynamics on EWQ price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.32% over the last month, showed a 6.33% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 11.95% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 1.32% over the last month, showed a 6.33% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 11.95% in a year.
EWQ trades at a premium (0.38%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.