Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. Boosts Holdings in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF $EWN

Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. raised its position in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF (NYSEARCA:EWN) by 246.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 25,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,000 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF accounts for 1.2% of Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. owned about 0.27% of iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF worth $1,757,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in EWN. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 22.7% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 931,889 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $53,146,000 after purchasing an additional 172,502 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 157.0% during the first quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 163,571 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,407,000 after buying an additional 99,925 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 864.0% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 76,388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,431,000 after buying an additional 68,464 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 67,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,867,000 after buying an additional 1,989 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF by 74.1% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 55,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,219,000 after acquiring an additional 23,828 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA EWN opened at $69.11 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $68.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $65.09. iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF has a twelve month low of $53.35 and a twelve month high of $71.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $635.81 million, a P/E ratio of 19.71 and a beta of 1.13.

About iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF

iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Netherlands Investable Market Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Components primarily include consumer staples, financial and industrials companies. The Fund invests in a particular segment of the securities markets and seeks to track the performance of a securities index that generally is not representative of the market as a whole.