Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Increases Position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF $EWG

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) by 28.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 101,888 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,396 shares during the period. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. owned 0.21% of iShares MSCI Germany ETF worth $4,235,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $65,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 3,443.5% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 19,489 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $723,000 after buying an additional 18,939 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the first quarter valued at $1,497,000. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the first quarter valued at $288,000. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 164.3% in the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 3,105 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $115,000 after acquiring an additional 1,930 shares in the last quarter. 53.42% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Trading Up 1.7%

NYSEARCA EWG opened at $40.52 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a 12 month low of $32.82 and a 12 month high of $44.65. The stock has a market cap of $1.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.79 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $43.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $42.02.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Profile

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). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the Germany equity market. It is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization.