Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. Buys 2,600 Shares of iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ)

Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) by 10.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 27,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,600 shares during the period. iShares MSCI France ETF accounts for 1.3% of Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. owned about 0.18% of iShares MSCI France ETF worth $1,124,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF during the second quarter valued at about $27,000. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its stake 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 buying an additional 458 shares during the period. Finally, Boltwood Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $208,000.

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Up 0.8 %

EWQ stock traded up $0.30 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $36.13. 233,311 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 467,556. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 52 week low of $35.63 and a 52 week high of $42.60. The company has a market cap of $563.63 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.50 and a beta of 0.85. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $38.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $39.14.

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.