Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. Takes $1.19 Million Position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG)

Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 35,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,189,000. iShares MSCI Germany ETF accounts for 1.4% of Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. owned 0.12% of iShares MSCI Germany ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. WestEnd Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the third quarter valued at $50,000. Whittier Trust Co. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 38.5% during the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 2,813 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $95,000 after acquiring an additional 782 shares in the last quarter. Cypress Capital Group purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the third quarter worth about $261,000. Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $248,000. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $303,000.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI Germany ETF stock traded up $0.40 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $31.81. The stock had a trading volume of 29,652 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,079,441. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a one year low of $28.06 and a one year high of $34.12. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $32.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $31.84. The company has a market capitalization of $963.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.47 and a beta of 0.91.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Company Profile

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).