iShares MSCI France ETF $EWQ Shares Acquired by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ – Free Report) by 847.2% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 96,084 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 85,940 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF were worth $4,167,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EWQ. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in iShares MSCI France ETF by 17.0% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,675,565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $75,384,000 after acquiring an additional 244,037 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 958,494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $42,100,000 after acquiring an additional 54,897 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in iShares MSCI France ETF by 392.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 783,676 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,427,000 after purchasing an additional 624,621 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 168.4% in the first quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 476,275 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $20,661,000 after purchasing an additional 298,814 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 199,919 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,994,000 after buying an additional 6,492 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.46% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI France ETF Trading Down 0.3%

iShares MSCI France ETF stock opened at $47.37 on Friday. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 52 week low of $41.58 and a 52 week high of $48.39. The stock has a market cap of $341.06 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.82 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $45.82 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.48.

About iShares MSCI France ETF

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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.

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