Data Source: from January 1997 to March 2023 (~26 years)
Consolidated Returns as of 31 March 2023
Category: Stocks
ETF: iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ)

In the last 25 Years, the iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) ETF obtained a 5.65% compound annual return, with a 21.54% standard deviation.

In 2022, the ETF granted a 2.76% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) ETF: Dividend Yield page.

The ETF is related to the following investment themes:

  • Asset Class: Equity
  • Size: Large Cap
  • Style: Blend
  • Region: Developed Europe
  • Country: U.S.

Historical Returns as of Mar 31, 2023

Historical returns and Metrics of iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) ETF.

Returns and metrics are calculated based on monthly returns, assuming:
  • No fees or capital gain taxes
  • the reinvestment of dividends
ISHARES MSCI FRANCE ETF (EWQ) ETF
Portfolio Metrics
Data Source: 1 January 1997 - 31 March 2023 (~26 years)
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Metrics as of Mar 31, 2023
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y 20Y MAX
(~26Y)
Portfolio
Return (%)
3.50 14.13 41.55 10.54 20.54 6.61 7.78 8.20 6.68
US Inflation (%) 0.00 1.36 1.36 4.64 5.24 3.81 2.60 2.48 2.47
Infl. Adjusted
Return (%)
3.50 12.60 39.66 5.64 14.54 2.70 5.05 5.58 4.11
Waiting for updates, inflation of Mar 2023 is temporarily set to 0%. Returns / Inflation rates over 1 year are annualized.
RISK INDICATORS
Standard Deviation (%) 28.09 23.03 22.38 18.66 21.03 21.47
Sharpe Ratio 0.29 0.86 0.24 0.38 0.34 0.13
Sortino Ratio 0.41 1.28 0.34 0.54 0.46 0.17
MAXIMUM DRAWDOWN
Drawdown Depth (%) -21.91 -29.04 -29.04 -29.04 -57.77 -57.77
Start (yyyy mm) 2022 04 2022 01 2022 01 2022 01 2007 11 2007 11
Bottom (yyyy mm) 2022 09 2022 09 2022 09 2022 09 2009 02 2009 02
Start to Bottom (# months) 6 9 9 9 16 16
Start to Recovery (# months) in progress
10
15
15
15
117
117
ROLLING PERIOD RETURNS - Annualized
Best Return (%) 60.36 33.02 25.77 13.63 8.20
Worst Return (%) -50.81 -18.72 -11.05 -0.70 1.99
% Positive Periods 62% 72% 83% 96% 100%
MONTHS
Positive 1 2 4 6 22 34 66 140 181
Negative 0 1 2 6 14 26 54 100 134
% Positive 100% 67% 67% 50% 61% 57% 55% 58% 57%
WITHDRAWAL RATES (WR)
Safe WR (%) 48.70 20.86 13.30 10.60 7.33
Perpetual WR (%) 12.69 2.62 4.81 5.29 3.95
Terms and Definitions
  • Annualized Portfolio Return: it's the annualized geometric mean return of the ETF
  • Standard Deviation: it's a measure of the dispersion of returns around the mean
  • Sharpe Ratio: it's a measure of risk-adjusted performance of the ETF. It's calculated by dividing the excess return of the ETF over the risk-free rate by the ETF standard deviation. The risk-free rate here considered is the 1-3 Mth T-Bill return.
  • Sortino Ratio: another measure of risk-adjusted performance of the ETF. It's a modification of the Sharpe Ratio (same formula but the denominator is the ETF downside standard deviation).
  • Maximum Drawdown: a drawdown refers to the decline in value from a relative peak value to a relative trough. A maximum drawdown is the maximum observed loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio before a new peak is attained.
  • Rolling Returns: returns over a time frame (best, worst, % of positive returns).
  • Pos./Neg. Months: number of months with positive/negative return.
  • Safe Withdrawal Rate (SWR): it's the percentage of the original portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the end of each year with inflation adjustment, without the portfolio running out of money (dollar amount withdrawal).
  • Perpetual Withdrawal Rate (PWR): it's the percentage of portfolio balance that can be withdrawn at the end of each year, while retaining the inflation adjusted portfolio balance (percentage withdrawal).

Correlations as of Mar 31, 2023

Monthly correlations of iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) ETF vs the main Asset Classes, over different timeframes.

Correlation measures to what degree the returns of the two assets move in relation to each other.

Correlation coefficient is a numerical value between -1 and +1.

If one variable goes up by a certain amount, the correlation coefficient indicates which way the other variable moves and by how much.

Asset correlations are calculated based on monthly returns.

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ISHARES MSCI FRANCE ETF (EWQ) ETF
Monthly correlations as of 31 March 2023
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Correlation vs EWQ
 
Asset Class 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Since
Jan 1997
US Total Stock Market
VTI
0.92
0.85
0.81
0.81
US Large Cap
SPY
0.92
0.85
0.81
0.80
US Small Cap
IJR
0.87
0.82
0.72
0.74
US REITs
VNQ
0.87
0.74
0.58
0.56
US Technology
QQQ
0.83
0.73
0.72
0.65
Preferred Stocks
PFF
0.75
0.69
0.60
0.42
EAFE Stocks
EFA
0.99
0.97
0.95
0.93
World All Countries
VT
0.97
0.92
0.89
0.89
Emerging Markets
EEM
0.79
0.77
0.72
0.75
Europe
VGK
1.00
0.98
0.98
0.97
Pacific
VPL
0.94
0.88
0.80
0.70
Latin America
FLLA
0.74
0.67
0.61
0.68
US Total Bond Market
BND
0.82
0.42
0.35
0.13
Long Term Treasuries
TLT
0.68
0.04
-0.01
-0.15
US Cash
BIL
0.24
-0.07
-0.03
0.00
TIPS
TIP
0.84
0.49
0.40
0.16
Invest. Grade Bonds
LQD
0.87
0.63
0.54
0.31
High Yield Bonds
HYG
0.91
0.78
0.74
0.64
International Bonds
BNDX
0.84
0.43
0.33
0.14
Emerg. Market Bonds
EMB
0.90
0.77
0.69
0.56
Gold
GLD
0.54
0.19
0.12
0.13
Commodities
DBC
0.54
0.62
0.51
0.38

Capital Growth as of Mar 31, 2023

Capital growth, returns, stats are calculated assuming a reinvestment of dividends.

If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) ETF: Dividend Yield page.

An investment of 1000$, since April 1998, now would be worth 3952.40$, with a total return of 295.24% (5.65% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 2130.97$, with a net total return of 113.10% (3.07% annualized).
An investment of 1000$, since January 1997, now would be worth 5463.03$, with a total return of 446.30% (6.68% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 2880.06$, with a net total return of 188.01% (4.11% annualized).

Drawdowns

Worst drawdowns since April 1998.

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-57.77% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Jul 2017 101 117
-48.36% Jul 2000 Sep 2002 27 Feb 2005 29 56
-29.04% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 9 Mar 2023 6 15
-28.34% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 3 Dec 2020 9 12
-18.40% Feb 2018 Dec 2018 11 Dec 2019 12 23
-17.96% Jul 1998 Sep 1998 3 Dec 1998 3 6
-8.37% Jan 2000 Jan 2000 1 Feb 2000 1 2
-7.73% Feb 1999 Feb 1999 1 Aug 1999 6 7
-5.94% Jun 2007 Aug 2007 3 Oct 2007 2 5
-5.35% Mar 2005 Apr 2005 2 Jul 2005 3 5
-4.20% Mar 2000 Apr 2000 2 Jun 2000 2 4
-3.89% Oct 2005 Oct 2005 1 Dec 2005 2 3
-3.87% Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 Dec 2021 1 2
-3.70% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Oct 2021 1 2
-2.62% Jan 2021 Jan 2021 1 Feb 2021 1 2
-2.05% May 2006 May 2006 1 Aug 2006 3 4
-1.81% Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 Aug 2021 2 3
-1.50% Feb 2006 Feb 2006 1 Mar 2006 1 2
-0.76% Feb 2007 Feb 2007 1 Mar 2007 1 2
-0.24% Nov 2017 Dec 2017 2 Jan 2018 1 3

Worst drawdowns since January 1997.

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-57.77% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Jul 2017 101 117
-48.36% Jul 2000 Sep 2002 27 Feb 2005 29 56
-29.04% Jan 2022 Sep 2022 9 Mar 2023 6 15
-28.34% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 3 Dec 2020 9 12
-18.40% Feb 2018 Dec 2018 11 Dec 2019 12 23
-17.96% Jul 1998 Sep 1998 3 Dec 1998 3 6
-8.37% Jan 2000 Jan 2000 1 Feb 2000 1 2
-7.94% Aug 1997 Aug 1997 1 Sep 1997 1 2
-7.73% Feb 1999 Feb 1999 1 Aug 1999 6 7
-5.94% Jun 2007 Aug 2007 3 Oct 2007 2 5
-5.84% Oct 1997 Oct 1997 1 Jan 1998 3 4
-5.35% Mar 2005 Apr 2005 2 Jul 2005 3 5
-4.20% Mar 2000 Apr 2000 2 Jun 2000 2 4
-4.17% Apr 1997 Apr 1997 1 Jun 1997 2 3
-3.89% Oct 2005 Oct 2005 1 Dec 2005 2 3
-3.87% Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 Dec 2021 1 2
-3.70% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Oct 2021 1 2
-2.62% Jan 2021 Jan 2021 1 Feb 2021 1 2
-2.05% May 2006 May 2006 1 Aug 2006 3 4
-1.81% Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 Aug 2021 2 3

Rolling Returns ( more details)

iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns

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Rolling
Period
Return (*) Negative
Periods
Average (%) Best (%) Worst (%)
1 Year
8.53 60.36
Apr 2003 - Mar 2004
-50.81
Mar 2008 - Feb 2009
37.83%
2 Years
7.07 38.74
Apr 2003 - Mar 2005
-29.70
Mar 2007 - Feb 2009
32.53%
3 Years
6.00 33.02
Apr 2003 - Mar 2006
-18.72
Apr 2000 - Mar 2003
28.21%
5 Years
5.16 25.77
Oct 2002 - Sep 2007
-11.05
Jun 2007 - May 2012
17.19%
7 Years
5.30 12.86
Oct 2002 - Sep 2009
-2.94
Nov 2007 - Oct 2014
10.78%
10 Years
4.98 13.63
Jun 1997 - May 2007
-0.70
Jul 2000 - Jun 2010
3.57%
15 Years
4.44 8.74
Apr 2003 - Mar 2018
0.56
Oct 2007 - Sep 2022
0.00%
20 Years
5.23 8.20
Apr 2003 - Mar 2023
1.99
Apr 2000 - Mar 2020
0.00%
(*) Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods

If you need a deeper detail about rolling returns, please refer to the iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) ETF: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality

iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) ETF: in which months is it better to invest?

Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency (Win %) are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.

For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
1.71
40%
-1.40
40%
-2.45
80%
2.55
80%
1.34
60%
0.18
40%
2.18
80%
-0.99
40%
-2.88
40%
1.18
60%
6.39
60%
1.08
60%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
101.71
100.29
97.84
100.34
101.68
101.87
104.09
103.05
100.09
101.27
107.74
108.91
Best 11.6
2023
4.6
2021
3.5
2023
6.2
2021
5.9
2020
8.3
2019
6.5
2022
4.7
2020
2.2
2019
10.8
2022
21.8
2020
5.7
2021
Worst -4.0
2020
-7.9
2020
-19.0
2020
-6.7
2022
-6.1
2019
-9.9
2022
-2.8
2019
-7.3
2022
-9.6
2022
-9.5
2018
-3.9
2021
-5.1
2018
Monthly Seasonality over the period Apr 2018 - Mar 2023
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
0.86
50%
-0.07
40%
-0.15
70%
3.39
90%
1.30
60%
-1.34
20%
2.47
80%
-1.18
40%
-0.88
50%
1.42
60%
3.01
50%
0.42
50%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
100.86
100.79
100.64
104.05
105.40
104.00
106.56
105.31
104.38
105.86
109.05
109.50
Best 11.6
2023
8.1
2014
6.5
2016
6.2
2021
5.9
2020
8.3
2019
9.2
2013
4.7
2020
7.8
2013
10.8
2022
21.8
2020
5.7
2021
Worst -5.5
2014
-7.9
2020
-19.0
2020
-6.7
2022
-6.1
2019
-9.9
2022
-6.6
2014
-7.3
2022
-9.6
2022
-9.5
2018
-3.9
2021
-5.5
2014
Monthly Seasonality over the period Apr 2013 - Mar 2023
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Gain Frequency
-0.39
56%
-0.05
44%
0.82
63%
2.93
69%
0.73
58%
-0.15
46%
0.91
58%
-1.44
42%
-1.13
58%
1.73
65%
1.64
62%
3.30
69%
 Capital Growth on monthly avg returns
100
99.61
99.56
100.37
103.31
104.07
103.91
104.85
103.34
102.18
103.94
105.65
109.13
Best 11.6
2023
11.6
2000
10.2
1998
17.3
2003
14.6
2009
8.4
2012
14.5
2010
7.7
2009
15.1
2010
12.9
2011
21.8
2020
16.3
2000
Worst -16.7
2009
-11.4
2001
-19.0
2020
-6.7
2022
-12.7
2010
-10.8
2008
-14.8
2002
-14.3
1998
-15.6
2011
-23.4
2008
-11.2
2010
-5.5
2014
Monthly Seasonality over the period Jan 1997 - Mar 2023

Monthly/Yearly Returns

iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ) ETF data source starts from January 1997: let's focus on monthly and yearly returns.

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  • Histogram: it shows the distribution of the returns recorded so far
  • Plain Table: it shows the detailed monthly and yearly returns
MONTHLY RETURNS HISTOGRAM
Jan 1997 - Mar 2023
181 Positive Months (57%) - 134 Negative Months (43%)
MONTHLY RETURNS TABLE
Jan 1997 - Mar 2023
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Yearly Return(%)
Monthly Return(%)
Year Total Infl.Adj Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2023
+14.13 +12.60 11.6 -1.2 3.5
2022
-11.99 -17.32 -2.5 -6.8 0.0 -6.7 4.1 -9.9 6.5 -7.3 -9.6 10.8 13.8 -1.6
2021
+21.47 +13.49 -2.6 4.6 2.8 6.2 5.4 -1.8 1.3 0.9 -3.7 5.6 -3.9 5.7
2020
+2.85 +1.47 -4.0 -7.9 -19.0 4.4 5.9 6.4 1.9 4.7 -4.5 -4.5 21.8 2.9
2019
+26.67 +23.84 6.1 4.3 0.4 4.8 -6.1 8.3 -2.8 -1.0 2.2 3.6 1.4 3.5
2018
-12.88 -14.51 6.8 -5.1 -0.7 4.1 -2.6 -2.1 3.9 -2.2 1.2 -9.5 -1.2 -5.1
2017
+29.13 +26.46 1.4 -0.4 6.4 5.7 4.9 -0.5 2.4 0.9 4.0 1.6 -0.1 -0.1
2016
+4.90 +2.77 -3.8 -2.5 6.5 2.4 -0.2 -5.0 4.7 -0.3 1.2 -0.5 -2.5 5.6
2015
+0.24 -0.49 1.2 6.2 -2.0 4.5 -0.8 -2.8 4.1 -6.6 -3.8 7.1 -2.3 -3.5
2014
-10.75 -11.42 -5.5 8.1 0.5 2.9 0.5 -1.5 -6.6 1.2 -3.7 -3.8 3.0 -5.5
2013
+24.07 +22.24 3.1 -3.5 -1.1 5.7 1.9 -4.5 9.2 -2.1 7.8 3.8 0.1 2.3
2012
+24.40 +22.28 6.3 6.2 -0.2 -6.1 -10.4 8.4 -0.4 5.7 1.8 2.9 3.9 5.7
2011
-17.68 -20.05 6.3 3.3 0.3 7.4 -2.9 0.3 -9.0 -10.3 -15.6 12.9 -4.5 -3.8
2010
-2.55 -3.98 -7.8 -0.9 6.1 -6.0 -12.7 -2.7 14.5 -6.9 15.1 5.5 -11.2 9.5
2009
+27.18 +23.81 -16.7 -9.8 9.3 11.3 14.6 -4.4 10.5 7.7 6.6 -5.7 5.6 0.4
2008
-41.61 -41.66 -10.6 -0.2 3.0 4.4 2.9 -10.8 -2.0 -3.4 -12.3 -23.4 -5.6 10.6
2007
+12.14 +7.74 0.4 -0.8 3.2 7.6 2.8 -1.3 -4.0 -0.7 5.1 3.7 -2.2 -1.6
2006
+33.56 +30.25 8.0 -1.5 5.7 3.7 -2.0 0.9 0.8 3.6 0.7 2.1 4.5 3.1
2005
+10.13 +6.49 -1.5 5.0 -2.1 -3.3 1.9 0.9 5.0 1.3 1.5 -3.9 1.4 3.9
2004
+18.60 +14.86 1.6 2.4 -3.8 -2.4 3.7 2.5 -3.5 0.3 3.2 5.0 5.3 3.5
2003
+41.00 +38.40 -3.6 -4.8 -4.1 17.3 6.0 1.9 2.0 0.2 1.1 5.9 5.5 9.5
2002
-20.10 -21.95 -5.4 0.5 5.2 -0.5 -0.3 -1.6 -14.8 -0.8 -15.0 11.4 5.9 -3.5
2001
-23.85 -25.02 1.2 -11.4 -8.4 9.4 -6.5 -3.7 0.3 -2.0 -13.9 4.9 2.3 3.5
2000
+0.78 -2.52 -8.4 11.6 -1.8 -2.5 3.9 2.4 -2.0 -1.8 -6.6 -1.8 -5.9 16.3
1999
+31.97 +28.52 4.6 -7.7 1.2 2.7 -1.4 5.3 -0.6 3.6 0.5 4.6 3.6 12.9
1998
+41.96 +39.70 2.0 10.1 10.2 3.5 5.2 3.5 -0.8 -14.3 -3.4 12.3 3.4 6.7
1997
+11.72 +9.85 1.3 0.8 0.8 -4.2 1.3 7.7 2.8 -7.9 10.8 -5.8 0.4 4.6
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