Bank of Nova Scotia Acquires 664,200 Shares of iShares Latin America 40 ETF $ILF

Bank of Nova Scotia raised its holdings in iShares Latin America 40 ETF (NYSEARCA:ILF) by 149.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,107,333 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 664,200 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia owned approximately 0.81% of iShares Latin America 40 ETF worth $39,332,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in ILF. Group One Trading LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares Latin America 40 ETF by 1,640.0% during the 1st quarter. Group One Trading LLC now owns 1,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after acquiring an additional 1,640 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new position in iShares Latin America 40 ETF during the first quarter worth about $3,012,000. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd raised its stake in iShares Latin America 40 ETF by 25.0% during the first quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 100,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,552,000 after acquiring an additional 20,000 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Latin America 40 ETF by 13.4% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 8,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Angeles Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Latin America 40 ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,033,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.01% of the company’s stock.

iShares Latin America 40 ETF Trading Down 0.6%

ILF opened at $34.64 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.28 and a beta of 0.68. The company’s 50 day moving average is $34.23 and its 200-day moving average is $34.93. iShares Latin America 40 ETF has a 1-year low of $24.67 and a 1-year high of $38.50.

iShares Latin America 40 ETF Company Profile

iShares S & P Latin America 40 Index Fund, formerly iShares Latin America 40 ETF (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P Latin America 40 (the Index). The Index consists of selected equities trading on the exchanges of five Latin American countries. The Index includes securities that Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies (S&P).