iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) Shares Sold by Bank of Montreal Can

Bank of Montreal Can lessened its position in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 54.5% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 6,260 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 7,500 shares during the quarter. Bank of Montreal Can’s holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF were worth $225,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EWQ. Pictet North America Advisors SA boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 138.5% in the fourth quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 442,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,867,000 after purchasing an additional 256,799 shares during the period. Millburn Ridgefield Corp lifted its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI France ETF by 15.3% in the 4th quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 270,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,693,000 after buying an additional 35,933 shares during the period. ABC Arbitrage SA acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF in the fourth quarter worth $4,412,000. Finally, OLD Mission Capital LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 759.8% during the fourth quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 63,152 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,266,000 after acquiring an additional 55,807 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI France ETF Trading Up 1.5 %

NYSEARCA:EWQ opened at $40.72 on Friday. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 12-month low of $35.22 and a 12-month high of $42.60. The firm has a market cap of $464.21 million, a PE ratio of 17.92 and a beta of 0.93. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $39.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $38.25.

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.