iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC) Shares Sold by Bank of Montreal Can

Bank of Montreal Can lowered its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC) by 7.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,163,323 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 88,526 shares during the quarter. Bank of Montreal Can owned about 1.63% of iShares MSCI Canada ETF worth $43,183,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. GenTrust LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. GenTrust LLC now owns 516,901 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $19,787,000 after acquiring an additional 15,408 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 5.5% during the second quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 506,584 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $18,789,000 after purchasing an additional 26,588 shares during the period. Millburn Ridgefield Corp boosted its position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 11.8% in the first quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 479,996 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,374,000 after buying an additional 50,519 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 136.0% in the 1st quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 417,910 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,998,000 after buying an additional 240,860 shares during the period. Finally, Prudential PLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $14,816,000.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EWC opened at $41.66 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $39.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $38.30. The stock has a market cap of $2.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.59 and a beta of 0.90. iShares MSCI Canada ETF has a 12 month low of $31.41 and a 12 month high of $41.81.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Profile

iShares MSCI Canada ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). 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 Canadian market, as measured by the MSCI Canada Index (the Index).