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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
EWG aims to provide concentrated exposure to large- and mid-cap segments of the German equity market, meaning it covers the top 85% of the German companies by market cap. It primarily consists of stocks traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The fund uses a traditional, market-cap focused strategy for the selection and weighting of its securities. It tracks an index that omits small-cap companies which are a minor part of the overall market. Index constituents are reviewed quarterly.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Technology Services
Producer Manufacturing
Stocks99.05%
Finance22.67%
Technology Services16.99%
Producer Manufacturing16.80%
Electronic Technology8.58%
Consumer Durables7.13%
Communications6.50%
Health Technology4.33%
Consumer Non-Durables3.89%
Utilities3.43%
Transportation2.63%
Health Services1.78%
Non-Energy Minerals1.44%
Process Industries1.11%
Commercial Services0.53%
Distribution Services0.45%
Consumer Services0.40%
Retail Trade0.38%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.95%
Temporary0.65%
Cash0.30%
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
EWG invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 22.67% stocks, and Technology Services, with 16.99% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
EWG top holdings are SAP SE and Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, occupying 16.30% and 9.91% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EWG last dividends amounted to 0.68 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.76 USD in dividends, which shows a 11.65% decrease.
Yes, EWG pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.83%. The last dividend (Jun 17, 2024) amounted to 0.76 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
EWG shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Mar 12, 1996, and its management style is Passive.
EWG expense ratio is 0.50% meaning you'd have to pay 0.50% of your investment to help manage the fund.
EWG follows the MSCI Germany. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
EWG invests in stocks.
and its yearly performance shows a 80.02% increase. See more dynamics on EWG price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.51% over the last month, showed a 9.70% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 36.32% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.51% over the last month, showed a 9.70% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 36.32% in a year.
EWG trades at a premium (10.40%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.