EWQ ETF Analysis: France | NYSE

Unclassified | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 342m USD | 12M Return: -0.2% | US4642867075 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

French Equities, Large-Cap, Mid-Cap, Index Tracking
Total Rating 37
Safety 70
Buy Signal -0.37
Unclassified
Category Rotation: -10.4
TER: 0.51%
AUM: 342M
Avg Turnover: 18.8M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility14.7%
VaR 5th Pctl2.67%
VaR vs Median0.71%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-0.18
Rel. Str. IBD25.9
Rel. Str. Peer Group17.5 pctl
Character TTM
Beta0.498
Beta Downside0.322
Hurst Exponent0.567
Choppyness38.4%
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD15.16%
CAGR/Max DD0.64
CAGR/Mean DD2.19

Warnings

Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 11.7 years of data

Jan -0.7% 8
Feb -0.1% 5
Mar -0.3% 8
Apr +2.8% 44
May +1.8% 21
Jun -1.7% 19
Jul +1.0% 8
Aug -0.7% 18
Sep -1.1% 11
Oct -0.8% 24
Nov -0.8% 24
Dec +0.5% 14

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: EWQ France

The iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) is a passively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the MSCI France Index, which covers large- and mid-capitalization companies in the French equity market. To maintain its investment objective, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index or in securities with substantially identical economic characteristics. As a non-diversified fund, it concentrates its holdings in French equities, giving investors targeted exposure to that countrys corporate sector, which is known for major industries such as luxury goods, banking, energy, and aerospace.

Launched in 1996 and listed on the NYSE, EWQ follows the typical ETF business model of issuing and redeeming shares in-kind with authorized participants, which helps keep trading costs and tracking error low. As a focused-region fund, it serves investors seeking single-country exposure to France rather than broader European or global diversification, and its holdings are weighted according to the free-float-adjusted market capitalization methodology used by MSCI.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • ECB rate cuts impact French bank profitability margins
  • Luxury sector giants LVMH and Hermes drive index returns
  • Euro weakness against dollar pressures US investor returns
What is the price of EWQ shares?

As of November 03, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 42.74 with a total of 441,730 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.96%, over one month by +1.21%, over three months by -9.08% and over the past year by -0.20%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 42.10 (which is 1.5% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).

Is EWQ a buy, sell or hold?

France has no consensus analysts rating.