Renaissance Technologies LLC Sells 30,296 Shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF $EWL

Renaissance Technologies LLC lessened its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (NYSEARCA:EWL) by 87.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 30,296 shares during the quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF were worth $259,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Bayban acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. Howe & Rusling Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $39,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $44,000. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 359.2% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 822 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 643 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 4,229.2% during the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,039 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 1,015 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.30% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF Trading Up 2.5%

Shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF stock opened at $64.46 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF has a 12-month low of $53.70 and a 12-month high of $65.53. The company has a market capitalization of $2.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.82 and a beta of 0.77. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $62.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $61.92.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF Profile

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Switzerland 25/50 Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Zurich Stock Exchange. The Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to issuer weights so that no single issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the Index weight and all issuers with weight above 5% do not exceed 50% of the Index weight.