EWGS (iShares MSCI Germany Small-Cap ETF) is no longer actively trading.
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The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index is designed to measure the performance of equity securities of German small capitalization companies.
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The German DAX Has Hit An All-Time High In December And This Is Why

The German stock market has gone parabolic in an exceptionally strong move, after meandering over the summer months with sub-par economic releases. The surface reason for this division is that the vast majority of German earnings are not driven by the domestic economy but by their multinational operations.

The week ending November 3, 2023, saw a good number of new ETFs enter the market as well as several closures. In all, there were 14 new ETFs including launches from Defiance, First Trust, Innovator, Roundhill, ProShares, John Hancock, Kingsbarn Capital Management, Dimensional and SRH Funds.

The debate over whether Germany is emerging as the 'sick man of Europe' again has picked up steam once again over the summer. In our view, the answer is a resounding yes.

With the German economy remaining stagnant in the second quarter of 2023, take a look into how Germany-heavy ETFs perform.