iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume

iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) shares saw strong trading volume on Thursday . 624,698 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 21% from the previous session’s volume of 515,428 shares.The stock last traded at $37.92 and had previously closed at $38.51.

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Down 2.6 %

The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $39.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.95. The company has a market capitalization of $585.16 million, a P/E ratio of 17.50 and a beta of 0.85.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI France ETF by 42.8% during the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,527 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 458 shares during the last quarter. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 19.3% during the fourth quarter. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. now owns 5,307 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $208,000 after purchasing an additional 860 shares during the last quarter. Donald L. Hagan LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF in the second quarter valued at $250,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 27.3% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,777 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $294,000 after buying an additional 1,667 shares during the last quarter. Finally, RWA Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI France ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $317,000.

About iShares MSCI France ETF

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.