Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. Invests $775,000 in iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ)

Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF (NYSEARCA:EWQ) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 21,592 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $775,000. Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. owned 0.14% of iShares MSCI France ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Zacks Investment Management lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF by 3.0% during the third quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 56,830 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,296,000 after purchasing an additional 1,659 shares in the last quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 9.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP now owns 19,041 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $769,000 after purchasing an additional 1,712 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 54,575 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,958,000 after buying an additional 2,092 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI France ETF by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 76,986 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,110,000 after buying an additional 2,575 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI France ETF by 10.4% in the 3rd quarter. Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. now owns 27,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,124,000 after buying an additional 2,600 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI France ETF Stock Down 0.8 %

NYSEARCA:EWQ opened at $39.78 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $620.57 million, a PE ratio of 17.50 and a beta of 0.85. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $37.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $38.02. iShares MSCI France ETF has a 52 week low of $35.22 and a 52 week high of $42.60.

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.