Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Reduces Stock Position in iShares MSCI France ETF $EWQ

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 18.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 201,263 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 46,006 shares during the period. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC owned approximately 2.24% of iShares MSCI France ETF worth $8,614,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Comerica Bank raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 54.9% during the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 1,182 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 419 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF during the first quarter valued at about $60,000. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF in the second quarter worth about $210,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $204,000. Finally, Boltwood Capital Management grew its stake in iShares MSCI France ETF by 14.7% during the second quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 9,350 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $400,000 after acquiring an additional 1,200 shares in the last quarter. 73.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI France ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EWQ opened at $45.27 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $43.71 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $42.52. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 1 year low of $35.22 and a 1 year high of $45.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $407.43 million, a PE ratio of 17.82 and a beta of 1.03.

iShares MSCI France ETF Company Profile

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.