iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) Shares Acquired by Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich grew its stake in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 189.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 33,868 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,149 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich’s holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF were worth $1,264,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Zacks Investment Management boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 56,830 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,296,000 after buying an additional 1,659 shares in the last quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 9.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP now owns 19,041 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $769,000 after buying an additional 1,712 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 54,575 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,958,000 after buying an additional 2,092 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 76,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,110,000 after buying an additional 2,575 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 10.4% in the 3rd quarter. Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. now owns 27,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,124,000 after buying an additional 2,600 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI France ETF Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of iShares MSCI France ETF stock opened at $41.87 on Monday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $38.19. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 12-month low of $35.22 and a 12-month high of $42.60. The stock has a market cap of $535.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.43 and a beta of 1.03.

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.