D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 40,053 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $956,000. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. owned approximately 0.07% of iShares MSCI Australia ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of EWA. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 365.8% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,586,390 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,851,000 after buying an additional 1,245,820 shares during the last quarter. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the fourth quarter worth $8,867,000. Gunma Bank Ltd. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $6,204,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $3,326,000. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the fourth quarter worth $2,961,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.69% of the company’s stock.
iShares MSCI Australia ETF Stock Performance
Shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock opened at $25.65 on Friday. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a 52-week low of $20.51 and a 52-week high of $27.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.54 and a beta of 1.05. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $23.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $24.54.
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).
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