Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. Raises Stock Position in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ)

Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 10.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 27,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 2,600 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI France ETF comprises about 1.3% of Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest position. Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF were worth $1,124,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 42.8% during the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,527 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 458 shares in the last quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI France ETF by 1.3% during the second quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 50,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,925,000 after acquiring an additional 642 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Finally, Contravisory Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 20,218 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $764,000 after purchasing an additional 796 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWQ stock traded up $0.30 on Monday, hitting $36.13. 233,311 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 467,556. The stock has a market capitalization of $563.63 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.50 and a beta of 0.85. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $38.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.14. iShares MSCI France ETF has a one year low of $35.63 and a one year high of $42.60.

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.