iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF $EWL is 1607 Capital Partners LLC’s 4th Largest Position

1607 Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (NYSEARCA:EWL) by 135.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,494,082 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 860,283 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF accounts for about 6.1% of 1607 Capital Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. 1607 Capital Partners LLC owned about 5.56% of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF worth $89,585,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. McHugh Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $552,000. GenTrust LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. GenTrust LLC now owns 290,051 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,391,000 after acquiring an additional 17,330 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 142.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 725,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,081,000 after acquiring an additional 425,970 shares during the last quarter. Rice Partnership LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 14.5% during the third quarter. Rice Partnership LLC now owns 121,764 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,726,000 after acquiring an additional 15,398 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 237,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,246,000 after acquiring an additional 16,939 shares during the last quarter. 68.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of EWL opened at $61.49 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $61.62 and a 200 day moving average of $60.91. iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF has a 12 month low of $51.83 and a 12 month high of $65.53. The company has a market capitalization of $1.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.82 and a beta of 0.77.

About iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF

iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Switzerland 25/50 Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Zurich Stock Exchange. The Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to issuer weights so that no single issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the Index weight and all issuers with weight above 5% do not exceed 50% of the Index weight.