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EWGiShares MSCI Germany ETF

Grow my money30y track recordRanked #336 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of German equities.

By iShares · Launched 1996

Annual Cost

0.49%

#2,404 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$1.5B

#889 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+4.8%

Track Record

30 years

#27 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,739+7.4%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

Europe

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

MSCI Germany Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 61.2% of fundconcentrated

SAP SE
13.1%
Siemens AG
10.5%
Allianz SE
8.7%
Deutsche Telekom AG
6.2%
Siemens Energy AG
5.4%
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen
4.3%
Rheinmetall AG
4.1%
Deutsche Bank AG
3.4%
Infineon Technologies AG
2.9%
Deutsche Boerse AG
2.6%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.6%
Cash
0.4%

By sector

Industrials
29.9%
Financial Services
20.6%
Technology
16.3%
Consumer Cyclical
8.7%
Communication
6.5%
Healthcare
6.0%
Basic Materials
5.5%
Utilities
4.3%
Other
2.3%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
17.5%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-46.8%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.72Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.06Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of German equities.
Strategy
Invests primarily in securities of the MSCI Germany Index, which measures large- and mid-cap German equities. Uses representative sampling to manage the Fund, aiming to keep portfolio turnover low and achieve lower costs compared to actively managed funds.
Inception date
March 12, 1996
Fund family
iShares

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Data updated on 2026-06-19