iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume

Shares of iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 507,013 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 4% from the previous session’s volume of 489,376 shares.The stock last traded at $40.01 and had previously closed at $40.24.

iShares MSCI France ETF Trading Up 3.1 %

The stock has a market capitalization of $641.16 million, a P/E ratio of 17.50 and a beta of 0.85. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $38.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $39.89.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its stake 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 buying an additional 458 shares during the period. Nilsine Partners LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI France ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 50,965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,925,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI France ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI France ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Contravisory Investment Management Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI France ETF by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 20,218 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $764,000 after purchasing an additional 796 shares during the period.

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.