iShares MSCI France ETF $EWQ Shares Sold by Pictet North America Advisors SA

Pictet North America Advisors SA lessened its stake in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 11.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 115,725 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 14,614 shares during the quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA’s holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF were worth $5,206,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Boltwood Capital Management increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 9,650 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $434,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Comerica Bank lifted its stake in iShares MSCI France ETF by 54.9% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 1,182 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 419 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI France ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 55,335 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,431,000 after acquiring an additional 475 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF by 106.3% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 949 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 489 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI France ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. 73.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI France ETF Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWQ opened at $43.85 on Thursday. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 52 week low of $35.24 and a 52 week high of $48.39. The company’s 50 day moving average is $45.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $44.77. The company has a market cap of $377.11 million, a PE ratio of 17.82 and a beta of 0.98.

iShares MSCI France ETF Company 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.