Vontobel Holding Ltd. Buys New Position in iShares MSCI France ETF $EWQ

Vontobel Holding Ltd. bought a new position in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 34,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,480,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned 0.43% of iShares MSCI France ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,729,000. Boltwood Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $556,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 462.3% in the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 29,357 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,334,000 after buying an additional 24,136 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 847.2% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 96,084 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,167,000 after buying an additional 85,940 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lido Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 298,814 shares during the period. 73.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of iShares MSCI France ETF stock opened at $41.58 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.18. iShares MSCI France ETF has a fifty-two week low of $40.92 and a fifty-two week high of $48.39. The firm has a market cap of $332.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.82 and a beta of 0.85.

iShares MSCI France ETF 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.