HighTower Advisors LLC Raises Stake in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (BATS:EZU)

HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (BATS:EZU) by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 18,746 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 731 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF were worth $980,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EZU. Axiom Advisory LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 14,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $748,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $171,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 21,380 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,044,000 after buying an additional 283 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF by 11.9% in the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,756 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,000 after buying an additional 293 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA boosted its position in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA now owns 43,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,286,000 after buying an additional 302 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF Stock Performance

Shares of BATS EZU opened at $48.17 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF has a 1 year low of $36.77 and a 1 year high of $47.13. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $48.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.67. The firm has a market cap of $7.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.73 and a beta of 0.94.

About iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

iShares MSCI EMU ETF, formerly iShares MSCI EMU 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 European Monetary Union (EMU) markets, as measured by the MSCI EMU Index (the Index).