Principal Securities Inc. Purchases 9,629 Shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG)

Principal Securities Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) by 4.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 246,828 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 9,629 shares during the quarter. Principal Securities Inc. owned about 0.81% of iShares MSCI Germany ETF worth $7,854,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of EWG. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 3,082.0% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,056,353 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,613,000 after purchasing an additional 1,023,155 shares during the last quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 14.2% in the third quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 263,660 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,922,000 after acquiring an additional 32,865 shares during the last quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 6.7% during the fourth quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 189,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,039,000 after acquiring an additional 11,892 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 178,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,038,000 after purchasing an additional 10,741 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 175,927 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,953,000 after purchasing an additional 2,610 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EWG opened at $36.42 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $33.34 and its 200-day moving average is $32.59. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a 52-week low of $29.27 and a 52-week high of $36.63. The company has a market cap of $1.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.47 and a beta of 0.91.

About iShares MSCI Germany ETF

iShares MSCI Germany ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The 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 German market, as measured by the MSCI Germany Index (the Index).