iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) Share Price Pass Above 50-Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) shares passed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $44.82 and traded as high as $44.84. iShares MSCI France ETF shares last traded at $44.55, with a volume of 745,506 shares changing hands.

Key Headlines Impacting iShares MSCI France ETF

Here are the key news stories impacting iShares MSCI France ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: There is concern markets may be pricing a generous degree of bluff around the tariff threats, suggesting the sell-off could be at least partly reversible if no concrete tariffs materialize. Auto Stocks Fall as Greenland Tariff Plan Spooks Markets. But These Shares Are Rising.
• Neutral Sentiment: Greenland’s prime minister pushed back strongly, saying the island will “stand firm” — a political escalation that increases headline risk but doesn’t change immediate trade flows. Greenland PM issues defiant rebuke over Trump’s tariff threats: ‘We will not be pressured’
• Neutral Sentiment: UK leadership signaled it won’t impose retaliatory tariffs, which could limit escalation risk between the U.S. and some European partners, reducing tail-risk for European exporters over the medium term. Starmer rules out retaliatory tariffs against US over Greenland
• Negative Sentiment: European equities fell sharply — the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped about 1.3% in early trading — which pressured country-focused ETFs like EWQ that contain large export names. European stocks fall sharply after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. futures and index benchmarks plunged on the tariff headlines, amplifying global risk-off flows that weigh on European ETFs and exit-sensitive sectors. Nasdaq 100 and S&P500: US Stock Index Futures Plunge on Greenland Tariff Crisis
• Negative Sentiment: Auto stocks — a meaningful component of French equity exposure — tumbled on fears of tariffs, directly increasing downside pressure on EWQ holdings with auto exposure. Auto giant shares tumble on Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland
• Negative Sentiment: Safe-haven demand pushed gold to new highs while bitcoin and other risk assets sold off, signaling a broader move out of risk assets that typically pressures country ETFs like EWQ. Gold hit new high on Trump Greenland tariffs, carrying FTSE miners higher
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple market commentaries note the headlines are rattling markets and driving the sell-off in stocks and futures, reinforcing the near-term negative sentiment for EWQ. Stocks Tumble, Dollar Drops. How Trump’s Greenland Tariff Threats Are Hitting Markets.
• Negative Sentiment: Additional coverage highlights broad market moves (precious metals up, Asian benchmarks mixed), underscoring cross-asset risk-off dynamics that typically weigh on ETFs focused on European equities. Precious Metals Climb as Trump Plans Tariff on European Countries Over Greenland

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Down 1.6%

The firm has a market capitalization of $383.13 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.82 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $44.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $43.99.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI France ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cobblestone Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF during the fourth quarter worth $676,000. USA Financial Formulas purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI France ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $151,000. Boltwood Capital Management increased its stake in iShares MSCI France ETF by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 9,650 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $434,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 189.3% during the third quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 173,740 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,632,000 after purchasing an additional 113,690 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 392.7% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 783,676 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $34,427,000 after purchasing an additional 624,621 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.46% of the company’s stock.

About iShares MSCI France ETF

iShares MSCI France ETF, formerly iShares MSCI France Index Fund, seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the French market, as measured by the MSCI France Index (the Index). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the French equity market. The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Paris Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in sectors, such as industrials, financials, energy, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, healthcare, materials, telecommunication services, utilities and information technology.