iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF (NYSEARCA:EPU) Trading Up 1.3% – Time to Buy?

iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF (NYSEARCA:EPU)’s stock price were up 1.3% on Monday . The stock traded as high as $45.19 and last traded at $45.16. Approximately 8,984 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 85% from the average daily volume of 58,484 shares. The stock had previously closed at $44.57.

iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $140.00 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.37 and a beta of 0.78. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $43.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $42.31.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Mount Lucas Management LP boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP now owns 21,439 shares of the company’s stock worth $849,000 after acquiring an additional 440 shares in the last quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 33,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,315,000 after purchasing an additional 1,126 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF during the first quarter worth $55,000. Finally, OLD Mission Capital LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF during the fourth quarter worth $523,000.

iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Peru ETF (EPU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI All Peru Capped index, a market-cap-weighted index of Peruvian firms. EPU was launched on Jun 19, 2009 and is managed by BlackRock.