Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. Lowers Stake in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG)

Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. lessened its holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) by 12.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,611 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,200 shares during the period. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF were worth $528,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of EWG. Strategic Financial Partners Ltd. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 3.5% during the third quarter. Strategic Financial Partners Ltd. now owns 46,489 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,573,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 5.8% during the third quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 237,199 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,027,000 after acquiring an additional 13,044 shares during the last quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $50,000. Barry Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 5.3% in the third quarter. Barry Investment Advisors LLC now owns 26,578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $899,000 after purchasing an additional 1,329 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Viewpoint Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 9.1% in the third quarter. Viewpoint Capital Management LLC now owns 40,856 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,386,000 after purchasing an additional 3,410 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of EWG opened at $31.58 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $956.87 million, a PE ratio of 14.47 and a beta of 0.91. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a 52-week low of $27.55 and a 52-week high of $34.12. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $32.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.81.

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).