Vontobel Holding Ltd. Lowers Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (BATS:EZU)

Vontobel Holding Ltd. trimmed its position in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (BATS:EZU) by 5.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 451,814 shares of the company’s stock after selling 26,374 shares during the quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned approximately 0.30% of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF worth $21,326,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF by 59.0% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 384 shares in the last quarter. Bangor Savings Bank purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $74,000. Eastern Bank purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF in the third quarter worth about $109,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF by 51.0% in the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,000 after purchasing an additional 1,055 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF by 9.3% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $171,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF Trading Up 11.4 %

EZU stock opened at $53.15 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $48.97 and its 200 day moving average is $49.39. The stock has a market cap of $8.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.73 and a beta of 0.94. iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF has a 1-year low of $36.77 and a 1-year high of $47.13.

About iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

iShares MSCI EMU ETF, formerly iShares MSCI EMU 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 European Monetary Union (EMU) markets, as measured by the MSCI EMU Index (the Index).