ABC Arbitrage SA Takes $635,000 Position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF $EWL

ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (NYSEARCA:EWL) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 11,579 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $635,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 8.3% in the second quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 705,831 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,687,000 after buying an additional 54,364 shares during the period. Millburn Ridgefield LLC DE lifted its position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Millburn Ridgefield LLC DE now owns 471,240 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,829,000 after acquiring an additional 24,423 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 471,240 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,829,000 after purchasing an additional 24,423 shares during the period. GenTrust LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 1,024.9% during the 2nd quarter. GenTrust LLC now owns 278,761 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,279,000 after purchasing an additional 253,980 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Polianta Ltd bought a new position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $12,852,000. 68.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF stock opened at $58.06 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.82 and a beta of 0.81. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $56.04 and its 200-day moving average is $55.03. iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF has a one year low of $45.56 and a one year high of $58.27.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF Profile

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).