Zacks Investment Management Decreases Holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ)

Zacks Investment Management lowered its stake in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 8.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 51,987 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 4,843 shares during the period. Zacks Investment Management’s holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF were worth $1,865,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWQ. Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. now owns 29,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,067,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its stake in iShares MSCI France ETF by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 54,575 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,958,000 after purchasing an additional 2,092 shares during the last quarter. Boltwood Capital Management raised its holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF by 51.5% in the fourth quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 7,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 2,650 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF during the third quarter valued at about $428,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $517,000.

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of iShares MSCI France ETF stock opened at $39.22 on Friday. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 52-week low of $35.22 and a 52-week high of $42.60. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $39.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $38.23. The company has a market cap of $447.11 million, a P/E ratio of 17.92 and a beta of 0.93.

iShares MSCI France ETF 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.