Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich Increases Stake in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ)

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 189.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 33,868 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 22,149 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich owned about 0.22% of iShares MSCI France ETF worth $1,264,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Millburn Ridgefield Corp increased its stake in iShares MSCI France ETF by 15.3% during the 4th quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 270,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,693,000 after buying an additional 35,933 shares during the period. Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI France ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $775,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF by 15.3% during the 4th quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 270,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,693,000 after acquiring an additional 35,933 shares in the last quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA acquired a new position in iShares MSCI France ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,412,000. Finally, Pictet North America Advisors SA grew its holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF by 138.5% during the 4th quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 442,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,867,000 after acquiring an additional 256,799 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

NYSEARCA EWQ opened at $41.87 on Monday. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 52 week low of $35.22 and a 52 week high of $42.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $535.94 million, a PE ratio of 19.43 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $38.46 and a two-hundred day moving average of $38.19.

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.