HighTower Advisors LLC Buys 18,900 Shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF $EWA

HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) by 7.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 286,030 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,900 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned 0.53% of iShares MSCI Australia ETF worth $7,723,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 10,333.3% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,550 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $42,000. Simplex Trading LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $71,000. Ball & Co Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $87,000. Finally, Comerica Bank grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 21.7% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 3,627 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 646 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.69% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of EWA opened at $29.70 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $27.31 and a 200 day moving average of $26.90. The company has a market capitalization of $1.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.89 and a beta of 1.04. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a 12 month low of $20.50 and a 12 month high of $29.73.

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). The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. The Index seeks to measure the performance of the Australian equity market.