Principal Securities Inc. Boosts Holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG)

Principal Securities Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 237,199 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,044 shares during the quarter. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF were worth $8,027,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Caprock Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 4.6% in the second quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 16,867 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $516,000 after purchasing an additional 747 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 38.5% in the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 2,813 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $95,000 after purchasing an additional 782 shares during the last quarter. Barry Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 5.3% in the third quarter. Barry Investment Advisors LLC now owns 26,578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $899,000 after purchasing an additional 1,329 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 4.7% during the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 31,245 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $957,000 after acquiring an additional 1,410 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WestEnd Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $50,000.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Stock Down 0.6 %

EWG stock opened at $32.32 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $32.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $31.69. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a 52-week low of $25.03 and a 52-week high of $34.12. The firm has a market cap of $979.30 million, a P/E ratio of 14.47 and a beta of 0.91.

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).