O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Reduces Stock Position in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC trimmed its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 29.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,073 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 454 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF were worth $38,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Schroder Investment Management Group purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF during the 4th quarter worth $736,000. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 189.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 33,868 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,264,000 after buying an additional 22,149 shares in the last quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 270,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,693,000 after acquiring an additional 35,933 shares during the last quarter. Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI France ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $775,000. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 35,933 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

EWQ opened at $38.85 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $442.89 million, a PE ratio of 17.92 and a beta of 0.93. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 52 week low of $35.22 and a 52 week high of $42.60. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $38.23.

About iShares MSCI France ETF

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.