iShares MSCI Germany Small-Cap ETF (NYSEArca: EWGS)
YTD gain: 30.6%
AUM: $27.8 million
Comment: There is a theme emerging here and it is Germany has been a major contributor to the upside in European stocks this year. Additionally, it is apparent that German small-caps have contributed to that upside. EWGS holds 107 stocks and allocates 33.6% of its weight to industrials, more than twice the weight allocated to technology, the fund’s second-largest sector weight. [Germany ETFs Rises as DAX Challenges New Highs]