Jane Street Group LLC Sells 601,170 Shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG)

Jane Street Group LLC decreased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) by 28.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,546,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 601,170 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC owned about 5.10% of iShares MSCI Germany ETF worth $49,088,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $88,000. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $93,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 32.2% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $116,000 after buying an additional 950 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 28.4% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 6,395 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $183,000 after buying an additional 1,415 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Buffington Mohr McNeal acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $220,000.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWG traded down $0.54 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $30.57. 433,634 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,342,846. The company has a market cap of $926.27 million, a P/E ratio of 14.47 and a beta of 0.91. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $31.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $30.80. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a twelve month low of $24.70 and a twelve month high of $32.75.

About iShares MSCI Germany ETF

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).