iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF $EZU Stock Purchased by Balefire LLC

Balefire LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (BATS:EZU) by 105.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 18,442 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,484 shares during the quarter. Balefire LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF were worth $1,242,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Searcy Financial Services Inc. ADV bought a new position in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF in the third quarter worth about $14,298,000. Bangor Savings Bank bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $105,000. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,994,000. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $80,000. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $264,000.

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF Stock Performance

BATS:EZU traded up $0.25 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $65.88. 1,157,764 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,498,874. iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF has a 12-month low of $59.92 and a 12-month high of $72.19. The business has a 50-day moving average of $69.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $68.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.99 billion, a PE ratio of 16.35 and a beta of 1.01.

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF Profile

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.