Allianz SE Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF $EZU

Allianz SE grew its position in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (BATS:EZU) by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 956,487 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,161 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF comprises about 1.3% of Allianz SE’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Allianz SE’s holdings in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF were worth $59,245,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Addison Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $203,000. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF by 5,491.5% in the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 479,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,508,000 after acquiring an additional 470,955 shares in the last quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $4,314,000. ABC Arbitrage SA purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,176,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF by 1,562.3% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $152,000 after acquiring an additional 2,406 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF Trading Down 0.2%

EZU stock opened at $69.06 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $9.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.35 and a beta of 1.01. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $66.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $63.36. iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF has a 1-year low of $47.11 and a 1-year high of $69.44.

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). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the equity markets of the EMU member countries: those members of the European Union who have adopted the Euro as its currency.