HighTower Advisors LLC Boosts Position in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ)

HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 0.2% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 222,393 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 375 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF were worth $7,979,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Boltwood Capital Management raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 51.5% during the fourth quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 7,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $280,000 after purchasing an additional 2,650 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its stake 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 valued at $3,110,000 after purchasing an additional 2,575 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its stake 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 valued at $1,958,000 after purchasing an additional 2,092 shares during the period. Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 10.4% during the third quarter. Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. now owns 27,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,124,000 after purchasing an additional 2,600 shares during the period. Finally, Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $775,000.

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Up 0.9 %

EWQ opened at $41.68 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $533.50 million, a P/E ratio of 19.43 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $39.10 and its 200-day moving average is $38.25. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 52-week low of $35.22 and a 52-week high of $42.60.

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.