ABC Arbitrage SA Decreases Holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF $EWQ

ABC Arbitrage SA decreased its holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 59.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 28,361 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 42,277 shares during the period. ABC Arbitrage SA owned approximately 0.31% of iShares MSCI France ETF worth $1,246,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EWQ. Prostatis Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 11.3% in the third quarter. Prostatis Group LLC now owns 80,030 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,516,000 after buying an additional 8,110 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans bought a new stake in iShares MSCI France ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $6,634,000. Brueske Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 14.6% in the third quarter. Brueske Advisory Services LLC now owns 24,937 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,096,000 after acquiring an additional 3,173 shares during the period. Pictet North America Advisors SA increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 20.2% in the third quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 130,339 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,726,000 after acquiring an additional 21,921 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 10.1% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 770,301 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,839,000 after acquiring an additional 70,700 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.46% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI France ETF Trading Down 0.3%

iShares MSCI France ETF stock opened at $46.83 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $402.74 million, a P/E ratio of 17.82 and a beta of 0.98. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 1-year low of $35.24 and a 1-year high of $47.08. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $45.32 and a 200-day moving average of $44.26.

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. The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Paris Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in sectors, such as industrials, financials, energy, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, healthcare, materials, telecommunication services, utilities and information technology.