Fisher Asset Management LLC Acquires 441,077 Shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF $EWA

Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) by 340.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 570,604 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 441,077 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC owned approximately 1.05% of iShares MSCI Australia ETF worth $15,406,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 10,333.3% in 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 in the 1st quarter worth $42,000. Simplex Trading LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $71,000. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $75,000. Finally, Comerica Bank lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 21.7% during the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 3,627 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,000 after acquiring an additional 646 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.69% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Stock Up 0.9%

EWA opened at $29.35 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $1.36 billion, a PE ratio of 19.89 and a beta of 1.04. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a 52 week low of $20.50 and a 52 week high of $30.24. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $27.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $27.07.

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.