Lido Advisors LLC Purchases 298,814 Shares of iShares MSCI France ETF $EWQ

Lido Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 168.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 476,275 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 298,814 shares during the quarter. Lido Advisors LLC owned 4.96% of iShares MSCI France ETF worth $20,661,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF during the first quarter valued at $296,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI France ETF by 0.8% in the first quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 180,371 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,824,000 after acquiring an additional 1,419 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp bought a new position in iShares MSCI France ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $48,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 1,237 shares during the period. Finally, Cobblestone Asset Management LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI France ETF by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Cobblestone Asset Management LLC now owns 16,012 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $695,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 73.46% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EWQ opened at $44.69 on Friday. iShares MSCI France ETF has a one year low of $41.08 and a one year high of $48.39. The firm has a market cap of $321.77 million, a P/E ratio of 17.82 and a beta of 0.84. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.33.

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.