iShares MSCI Germany ETF
EWG

$33.16

1.16%

Market Cap: $925M

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Funds holding %

of 6,728 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

4% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 25

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 168 [Q1] → 169 (+1) [Q2]

0.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 43.71% [Q1] → 43.97% (+0.26%) [Q2]

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $437M [Q1] → $384M (-$53.1M) [Q2]

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 55

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.24M | Put options by funds: $19M

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We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for EWG.

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EWG: Germany's Structural Headwinds Persist

Germany faces chronic underinvestment, weak productivity, aging demographics, geopolitical tensions, and poor performance in key export markets like China. Analysts predict minimal economic growth for Germany in 2024, with slight improvement expected in 2025-2026. Investors should remain cautious about German equities. The risk/reward outlook is skewed towards risk due to ongoing deindustrialization and other economic challenges Germany is facing these days.

EWG: Germany's Structural Headwinds Persist

Highest And Lowest Country ETF Dividend Yields

US equities have outperformed the rest of the world for a long time now. While the US is up 58% on a total return basis during the current bull market, the rest of the world is up 13.5 percentage points less at +44.5%. Looking at the international dividend ETF over a longer time frame, over the last five years, it's up 20.6% in price and more than double that on a total return basis.

Highest And Lowest Country ETF Dividend Yields

EWG: Poised To Benefit From A Lower Interest Rate Environment

iShares MSCI Germany ETF launched in 1996 and has $1B in assets, tracking 56 large and mid-sized German companies. The fund has performed well on a trailing 1- year basis, and its industrials' exposure is poised to benefit from a lower interest rate environment. I currently rate EWG as a buy based on the significance of the German economy and the potential for outperformance on the back of a European recovery.

EWG: Poised To Benefit From A Lower Interest Rate Environment

German Industrial Disappointment Continues

German industry disappointed in May, indicating that the entire economy could have fallen back into negative territory in the second quarter. Industrial production dropped by 2.5% month-on-month in May, from 0.1% MoM in April.

German Industrial Disappointment Continues

EWG: The Unhedged Underperformer

EWG offers an easy way to gain exposure to the German stock market. US investors using dollar-denominated ETFs like EWG are experiencing significant underperformance due to currency effects. The investment case for buying EWG is not compelling due to political uncertainty, slow economic growth and the lack of a currency hedge.

EWG: The Unhedged Underperformer

EM Election Madness

Equities here in the US have gotten off to a weak start this month, with the S&P 500 down modestly over the past couple of sessions. The US-traded ETF that tracks Mexican stocks is down 8.3% month-to-date and 12.3% year-to-date.

EM Election Madness

Stronger Growth And Lower Inflation: Our Key Takeaways From The Eurozone Flash PMI

Business activity in the euro area rose for a third successive month in May, the rate of growth accelerating to a one-year-high. Price pressures cooled, with services sector inflation - the recent stickiness of which has been a major concern for policymakers worried about sustained elevated inflation.

Stronger Growth And Lower Inflation: Our Key Takeaways From The Eurozone Flash PMI

EWG: Not The Right Time, And Better Options

Germany is likely in a recession, making it not worth investing in equities there yet. The iShares MSCI Germany ETF provides diversified exposure to the German market but has a high expense ratio.

EWG: Not The Right Time, And Better Options

Eurozone Flash PMI Shows Economy Close To Stabilising In March, Price Pressures Ease

Business activity in the euro area came close to stabilising in March, as provisional PMI® survey data registered only a marginal decline in output of goods and services.

Eurozone Flash PMI Shows Economy Close To Stabilising In March, Price Pressures Ease

German Industrial Production Plunges Again

Industrial production plunged again, ending the year 2023 at some 10% below pre-pandemic levels, but we are seeing the very first signs of light at the end of a long tunnel. The sharp drop in both exports and imports, as well as today's industrial production, not only illustrates the weakness of the German economy's backbone but also increases the risk of a downward revision of fourth quarter GDP growth.

German Industrial Production Plunges Again

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