iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ)
| Assets | $393.74M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.50% |
| PE Ratio | 17.60 |
| Shares Out | 8.80M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $1.23 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.75% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 16, 2025 |
| Payout Ratio | 48.14% |
| 1-Year Return | +22.92% |
| Volume | 232,334 |
| Open | 44.79 |
| Previous Close | 44.75 |
| Day's Range | 44.59 - 44.83 |
| 52-Week Low | 35.22 |
| 52-Week High | 45.46 |
| Beta | 0.87 |
| Holdings | 61 |
| Inception Date | Mar 12, 1996 |
About EWQ
Fund Home PageThe iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI France index, a market-cap-weighted index of French companies EWQ was launched on Mar 12, 1996 and is issued by BlackRock.
Top 10 Holdings
57.46% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne | MC | 8.51% |
| Schneider Electric S.E. | SU | 7.00% |
| Airbus SE | AIR | 6.29% |
| TotalEnergies SE | TTE | 6.10% |
| Safran SA | SAF | 5.69% |
| L'Air Liquide S.A. | AI | 5.08% |
| Sanofi | SAN | 5.02% |
| EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme | EL | 4.91% |
| L'Oréal S.A. | OR | 4.76% |
| BNP Paribas SA | BNP | 4.09% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.95434 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $0.27168 | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | $0.9146 | Jun 17, 2024 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | $0.2515 | Dec 27, 2023 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | $0.81735 | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | $0.12307 | Dec 19, 2022 |
News
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