22,900 Shares in iShares MSCI Canada ETF $EWC Bought by Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd.

Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 22,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,231,000. iShares MSCI Canada ETF comprises 1.4% of Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EWC. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,534,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $62,538,000 after purchasing an additional 21,113 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 18,604 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $860,000 after purchasing an additional 974 shares during the period. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 19,541 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $903,000 after purchasing an additional 3,452 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 8.5% in the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 40,675 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,879,000 after buying an additional 3,198 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 8.4% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 743,924 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,373,000 after buying an additional 57,457 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA EWC opened at $57.97 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Canada ETF has a 12-month low of $45.66 and a 12-month high of $59.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.77 and a beta of 0.86. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $58.12 and a 200 day moving average of $56.58.

About iShares MSCI Canada ETF

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). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the Canadian equity market. It is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization.