iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF $EWL Shares Sold by Baird Financial Group Inc.

Baird Financial Group Inc. decreased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (NYSEARCA:EWL) by 13.7% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 5,730 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 907 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF were worth $297,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 59.4% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 325,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,958,000 after purchasing an additional 121,312 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 2,144.3% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 19,795 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $910,000 after purchasing an additional 18,913 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 11,218 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $516,000 after purchasing an additional 622 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $210,000. Finally, Waverly Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 197,102 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,059,000 after purchasing an additional 10,205 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 68.30% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWL stock opened at $56.12 on Friday. iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF has a fifty-two week low of $45.56 and a fifty-two week high of $56.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.82 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $54.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $53.68.

About iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

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).