iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) Sees Strong Trading Volume

Shares of iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . Approximately 153,117 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 71% from the previous session’s volume of 522,999 shares.The stock last traded at $37.67 and had previously closed at $37.97.

iShares MSCI France ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

The company has a market capitalization of $589.37 million, a P/E ratio of 17.50 and a beta of 0.85. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $40.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $39.97.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI France ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EWQ. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 42.8% in the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,527 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 458 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 44.8% in the 1st quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 7,888 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $327,000 after buying an additional 2,441 shares during the last quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 58.8% in the 4th quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 12,046 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $472,000 after buying an additional 4,461 shares during the last quarter. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 19.3% in the 4th quarter. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. now owns 5,307 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $208,000 after buying an additional 860 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Capital Group California Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. now owns 20,030 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $785,000 after buying an additional 1,115 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI France ETF Company 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.