Squarepoint Ops LLC Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (BATS:EZU)

Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (BATS:EZU) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 64,677 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,158,000.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in EZU. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF by 1,302.9% in the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,615,802 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,654,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500,630 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF by 3,439.7% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 814,123 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,569,000 after purchasing an additional 791,123 shares in the last quarter. Barings LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF by 46.1% during the 2nd quarter. Barings LLC now owns 334,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,318,000 after purchasing an additional 105,419 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF by 32.6% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 325,946 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,949,000 after purchasing an additional 80,062 shares during the period. Finally, Polianta Ltd acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF in the second quarter valued at about $13,548,000.

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF Trading Down 1.5 %

Shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF stock opened at $51.46 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $7.86 billion, a PE ratio of 15.73 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a 50 day moving average of $49.98 and a 200-day moving average of $50.30. iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF has a 1-year low of $36.77 and a 1-year high of $47.13.

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).