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) were up 1.3% on Monday . The stock traded as high as $48.99 and last traded at $48.93. Approximately 7,158 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 85% from the average daily volume of 46,409 shares. The stock had previously closed at $48.32.

iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF Price Performance

The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $47.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $151.68 million, a P/E ratio of 12.17 and a beta of 0.90.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EPU. Fifth Third Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF in the second quarter valued at $1,408,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $523,000. Finally, Advisors Preferred LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF in the first quarter valued at about $55,000.

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.