Ameriprise Financial Inc. Buys 417,382 Shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG)

Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) by 132.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 732,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 417,382 shares during the quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF were worth $23,317,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 22,660.0% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,138 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,133 shares in the last quarter. Crowley Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the fourth quarter worth $39,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the fourth quarter worth $62,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 193.8% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,706 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $86,000 after purchasing an additional 1,785 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of EWG stock opened at $40.34 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $38.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $35.07. The firm has a market cap of $2.18 billion, a PE ratio of 18.33 and a beta of 1.04. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a 12 month low of $29.28 and a 12 month high of $40.87.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Profile

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).