HighTower Advisors LLC Sells 1,744 Shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG)

HighTower Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSEARCA:EWG) by 0.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 216,097 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,744 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Germany ETF were worth $6,876,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 8.6% in the 4th quarter. AlphaCentric Advisors LLC now owns 3,684 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $117,000 after purchasing an additional 293 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 4,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $140,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 8.8% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 5,662 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $180,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares during the period. Barry Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Germany ETF by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Barry Investment Advisors LLC now owns 27,270 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $868,000 after purchasing an additional 692 shares during the period. Finally, Creative Capital Management Investments LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Germany ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000.

iShares MSCI Germany ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

NYSEARCA:EWG opened at $39.31 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $35.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.55. The company has a market cap of $1.17 billion, a PE ratio of 18.62 and a beta of 1.13. iShares MSCI Germany ETF has a 12 month low of $29.28 and a 12 month high of $39.36.

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).