Renaissance Technologies LLC Sells 30,296 Shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF $EWL

Renaissance Technologies LLC cut its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (NYSEARCA:EWL) by 87.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 30,296 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF were worth $259,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bayban bought a new position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Howe & Rusling Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF during the first quarter worth $39,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF during the third quarter worth $44,000. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 359.2% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 822 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 643 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 4,229.2% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,039 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $62,000 after acquiring an additional 1,015 shares during the last quarter. 68.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF Trading Up 2.5%

Shares of EWL stock opened at $64.46 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $62.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $61.92. iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF has a 12 month low of $53.70 and a 12 month high of $65.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.82 and a beta of 0.77.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Switzerland 25/50 Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Zurich Stock Exchange. The Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to issuer weights so that no single issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the Index weight and all issuers with weight above 5% do not exceed 50% of the Index weight.