iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (NYSEARCA:EWL) Shares Purchased by Pictet North America Advisors SA

Pictet North America Advisors SA boosted its position in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (NYSEARCA:EWL) by 170.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 202,738 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 127,657 shares during the period. Pictet North America Advisors SA owned approximately 0.86% of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF worth $9,318,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 36.8% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 11,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $587,000 after acquiring an additional 3,026 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 152,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,930,000 after acquiring an additional 1,740 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 10.0% during the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 6,529 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $341,000 after acquiring an additional 596 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI raised its stake in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 11,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $619,000 after purchasing an additional 760 shares during the period. Finally, Boltwood Capital Management raised its stake in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 35.2% during the 4th quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 5,575 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $256,000 after purchasing an additional 1,450 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF Stock Up 2.3 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWL opened at $51.40 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $47.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $49.38. iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF has a 12-month low of $45.04 and a 12-month high of $53.03. The company has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.62 and a beta of 0.67.

About iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Switzerland 25/50 Index (the Index).