iA Global Asset Management Inc. Has $579,000 Position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA)

iA Global Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) by 13.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 23,484 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,776 shares during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF were worth $579,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EWA. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 19.5% during the fourth quarter. Laffer Tengler Investments Inc. now owns 7,148 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $174,000 after buying an additional 1,165 shares during the last quarter. Janney Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the 4th quarter worth $203,000. Viewpoint Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 100.0% in the 1st quarter. Viewpoint Capital Management LLC now owns 8,390 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $206,000 after acquiring an additional 4,195 shares in the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 8.6% in the 1st quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 10,974 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $271,000 after acquiring an additional 869 shares in the last quarter. Finally, OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the 4th quarter worth $275,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.69% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWA traded down $0.59 during trading on Thursday, hitting $24.43. The stock had a trading volume of 3,046,747 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,235,036. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a 12 month low of $20.46 and a 12 month high of $25.77. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $24.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.26.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Australia ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, of publicly traded securities in the Australian market, as represented by the MSCI Australia Index (the Index).