HighTower Advisors LLC Has $7.37 Million Position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG)

HighTower Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 217,841 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,171 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.72% of iShares MSCI Germany ETF worth $7,373,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Arizona PSPRS Trust acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the third quarter valued at $1,922,000. Centric Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the third quarter valued at about $204,000. Dai ichi Life Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the third quarter valued at about $1,189,000. Cypress Capital Group acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the third quarter valued at about $261,000. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 175,927 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,953,000 after purchasing an additional 2,610 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EWG opened at $33.20 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.01 billion, a PE ratio of 14.47 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $32.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $31.85. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a fifty-two week low of $28.28 and a fifty-two week high of $34.12.

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).