iShares MSCI France ETF $EWQ Shares Acquired by Waverly Advisors LLC

Waverly Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 252,556.7% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 75,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 75,767 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF were worth $3,288,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Lido Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI France ETF by 168.4% in the first quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 476,275 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $20,661,000 after purchasing an additional 298,814 shares during the period. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF during the first quarter worth about $296,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 0.8% during the first quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 180,371 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,824,000 after buying an additional 1,419 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new position in iShares MSCI France ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $48,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI France ETF by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 30,772 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,335,000 after acquiring an additional 1,237 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.46% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI France ETF Trading Down 0.4%

iShares MSCI France ETF stock opened at $45.51 on Thursday. iShares MSCI France ETF has a twelve month low of $41.08 and a twelve month high of $48.39. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $45.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $45.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $327.67 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.82 and a beta of 0.84.

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.