iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) Sees Large Volume Increase

iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Thursday . 624,698 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 21% from the previous session’s volume of 515,428 shares.The stock last traded at $37.92 and had previously closed at $38.51.

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $39.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.93. The company has a market capitalization of $585.94 million, a P/E ratio of 17.50 and a beta of 0.85.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI France ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI France ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 42.8% during the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,527 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 458 shares in the last quarter. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 19.3% during the fourth quarter. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. now owns 5,307 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 860 shares in the last quarter. Donald L. Hagan LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI France ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $250,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in iShares MSCI France ETF by 27.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,777 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $294,000 after buying an additional 1,667 shares in the last quarter.

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.