iShares MSCI France ETF $EWQ Shares Purchased by Waverly Advisors LLC

Waverly Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 252,556.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 75,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 75,767 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC owned 0.79% of iShares MSCI France ETF worth $3,288,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in iShares MSCI France ETF by 106.3% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 949 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 489 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank lifted its position in iShares MSCI France ETF by 54.9% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 1,182 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 419 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new position in iShares MSCI France ETF in the first quarter valued at $48,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI France ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $131,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.46% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWQ stock opened at $45.51 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $45.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.33. The firm has a market cap of $327.67 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.82 and a beta of 0.84. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 1 year low of $41.08 and a 1 year high of $48.39.

About iShares MSCI France ETF

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.