Mount Lucas Management LP Sells 1,078 Shares of iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ)

Mount Lucas Management LP lessened its position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 5.9% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 17,329 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,078 shares during the quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP’s holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF were worth $655,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EWQ. National Bank of Canada FI purchased a new position in iShares MSCI France ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 42.8% in the first 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 period. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 19.3% in the fourth quarter. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. now owns 5,307 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $208,000 after acquiring an additional 860 shares during the period. Donald L. Hagan LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF in the second quarter valued at $250,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 27.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,777 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $294,000 after purchasing an additional 1,667 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI France ETF Trading Down 1.4 %

iShares MSCI France ETF stock opened at $38.48 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $38.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.98. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 1-year low of $33.66 and a 1-year high of $42.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $600.29 million, a PE ratio of 17.50 and a beta of 0.85.

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.