Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Buys New Stake in iShares MSCI Germany ETF $EWG

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 79,492 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,359,000. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. owned approximately 0.12% of iShares MSCI Germany ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EWG. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 15,545.6% in the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 3,286,517 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $121,864,000 after purchasing an additional 3,265,511 shares during the last quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $57,326,000. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 102.3% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,275,097 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $53,949,000 after acquiring an additional 644,647 shares during the last quarter. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $18,186,000. Finally, Picton Mahoney Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $13,883,000. Institutional investors own 53.42% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA EWG opened at $40.86 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $41.42 and a 200-day moving average price of $41.63. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a one year low of $31.11 and a one year high of $43.31. The company has a market capitalization of $2.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 1.03.

About iShares MSCI Germany ETF

iShares MSCI Germany ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The 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 German market, as measured by the MSCI Germany Index (the Index).