Hilltop Holdings Inc. Buys New Position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG)

Hilltop Holdings Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 131,872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,915,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EWG. Mount Lucas Management LP lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 32.3% during the fourth quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP now owns 24,925 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $740,000 after purchasing an additional 6,086 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the 4th quarter worth $8,156,000. Idaho Trust Bank lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 18.4% in the 4th quarter. Idaho Trust Bank now owns 67,595 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,006,000 after buying an additional 10,515 shares in the last quarter. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $93,000. Finally, Buffington Mohr McNeal acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $220,000.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWG traded up $0.35 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $32.28. 637,427 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,546,290. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a 52-week low of $24.70 and a 52-week high of $32.75. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $31.33 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $978.08 million, a PE ratio of 14.47 and a beta of 0.91.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Company 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).