Whittier Trust Co. Acquires 782 Shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG)

Whittier Trust Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) by 38.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,813 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 782 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF were worth $95,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in EWG. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the first quarter valued at $365,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 157.1% in the first quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 37,928 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,204,000 after purchasing an additional 23,175 shares in the last quarter. Fortis Group Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the first quarter valued at $3,962,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $708,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $2,554,000.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Price Performance

Shares of EWG opened at $32.87 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $32.66 and a 200-day moving average of $31.63. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a one year low of $24.70 and a one year high of $34.12. The company has a market cap of $995.96 million, a PE ratio of 14.47 and a beta of 0.91.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Profile

iShares MSCI Germany ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The 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 German market, as measured by the MSCI Germany Index (the Index).