ABC Arbitrage SA Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ)

ABC Arbitrage SA acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 122,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $4,412,000. ABC Arbitrage SA owned about 0.79% of iShares MSCI France ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pictet North America Advisors SA boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 185,431 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,491,000 after acquiring an additional 1,051 shares in the last quarter. Zacks Investment Management boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 3.0% in the third quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 56,830 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,296,000 after acquiring an additional 1,659 shares in the last quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 9.9% in the third quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP now owns 19,041 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $769,000 after acquiring an additional 1,712 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 54,575 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,958,000 after acquiring an additional 2,092 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 3.5% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 76,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,110,000 after acquiring an additional 2,575 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI France ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

EWQ stock opened at $40.29 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $628.52 million, a P/E ratio of 17.50 and a beta of 0.85. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 52 week low of $35.22 and a 52 week high of $42.60. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $37.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $37.94.

About iShares MSCI France ETF

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.