iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) Shares Acquired by Nisa Investment Advisors LLC

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) by 80.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 15,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,800 shares during the quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF were worth $372,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rice Partnership LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 5.4% during the third quarter. Rice Partnership LLC now owns 281,896 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,064,000 after buying an additional 14,358 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 64.8% in the 3rd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 22,987 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $494,000 after purchasing an additional 9,040 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 25.2% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,042,953 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $43,943,000 after purchasing an additional 411,405 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 98.7% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 59,636 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,244,000 after purchasing an additional 29,621 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Comerica Bank purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $4,922,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.69% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of EWA opened at $23.32 on Friday. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a twelve month low of $20.46 and a twelve month high of $25.04. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $24.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is $23.15.

About iShares MSCI Australia ETF

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).