Raymond James & Associates Increases Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA)

Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) by 7.7% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 62,654 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,469 shares during the quarter. Raymond James & Associates’ holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF were worth $1,525,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 73.1% in the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 9,669,721 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $218,052,000 after purchasing an additional 4,082,055 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 521.9% in the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 4,883,495 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $108,560,000 after acquiring an additional 4,098,183 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 3.7% during the second quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 4,137,388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $93,298,000 after acquiring an additional 148,504 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,290,453 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $70,778,000 after acquiring an additional 26,803 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,191,015 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $46,493,000 after purchasing an additional 104,317 shares during the period. 59.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock opened at $23.32 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $24.11 and a 200-day moving average of $23.15. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a 52-week low of $20.46 and a 52-week high of $25.04.

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).