Rice Partnership LLC Sells 117,084 Shares of iShares MSCI France ETF $EWQ

Rice Partnership LLC lessened its position in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 85.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 20,035 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 117,084 shares during the period. Rice Partnership LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF were worth $901,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Boltwood Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 9,650 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $434,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 54.9% in 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 in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 106.3% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 949 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 489 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Strategic Financial Partners Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Financial Partners Ltd. now owns 42,242 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,856,000 after purchasing an additional 2,052 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.46% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWQ opened at $46.08 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 52 week low of $40.91 and a 52 week high of $48.39. The company’s fifty day moving average is $44.88 and its 200-day moving average is $45.11. The company has a market capitalization of $442.37 million, a PE ratio of 17.82 and a beta of 0.85.

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.