151,008 Shares in iShares MSCI France ETF $EWQ Purchased by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans bought a new position in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 151,008 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $6,634,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned about 1.64% of iShares MSCI France ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 21.0% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 903,597 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $38,678,000 after purchasing an additional 156,555 shares during the last quarter. Monument Capital Management bought a new stake in iShares MSCI France ETF in the second quarter valued at $3,446,000. Prostatis Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF during the second quarter valued at $3,078,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 10.1% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 770,301 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,839,000 after acquiring an additional 70,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lido Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $2,570,000. 73.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Up 1.5%

iShares MSCI France ETF stock opened at $46.40 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $45.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $44.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $399.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.82 and a beta of 0.98. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 52-week low of $35.24 and a 52-week high of $46.42.

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. 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.