Polianta Ltd Makes New $15.21 Million Investment in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF $EWL

Polianta Ltd purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (NYSEARCA:EWL) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 258,700 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $15,214,000. iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF comprises about 2.0% of Polianta Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of EWL. 1607 Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 135.7% during the 4th quarter. 1607 Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,494,082 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $89,585,000 after buying an additional 860,283 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 142.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 725,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $40,081,000 after buying an additional 425,970 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 121.5% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 256,369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,372,000 after buying an additional 140,642 shares in the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 1,815.2% in the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 147,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,137,000 after buying an additional 139,604 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF by 479.4% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 87,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,221,000 after acquiring an additional 72,040 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.30% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:EWL opened at $61.33 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $61.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $60.93. iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF has a 52 week low of $51.83 and a 52 week high of $65.53. The stock has a market cap of $1.57 billion, a PE ratio of 21.82 and a beta of 0.77.

iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF Profile

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.