iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) Shares Bought by Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 15.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 270,155 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 35,933 shares during the period. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF were worth $9,693,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Pictet North America Advisors SA raised its stake in 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 buying an additional 1,051 shares in the last quarter. Zacks Investment Management increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 3.0% during the third quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 56,830 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,296,000 after purchasing an additional 1,659 shares in the last quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 9.9% during the third quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP now owns 19,041 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $769,000 after purchasing an additional 1,712 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 54,575 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,958,000 after purchasing an additional 2,092 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 3.5% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 76,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,110,000 after purchasing an additional 2,575 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Performance

EWQ opened at $40.29 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $37.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $37.95. iShares MSCI France ETF has a one year low of $35.22 and a one year high of $42.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $628.52 million, a P/E ratio of 17.50 and a beta of 0.85.

iShares MSCI France ETF 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.