Royal Bank of Canada Has $2.16 Million Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF $EWM

Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWM) by 506.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 75,987 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 63,459 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF were worth $2,159,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 216,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,157,000 after purchasing an additional 10,525 shares in the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF by 14.5% during the 1st quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 17,353 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $493,000 after buying an additional 2,193 shares in the last quarter. First Growth Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF by 9.1% in the 1st quarter. First Growth Capital LLC now owns 12,975 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $372,000 after buying an additional 1,084 shares during the last quarter. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $250,000. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF by 12.3% in the 1st quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 21,043 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $598,000 after buying an additional 2,300 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.75% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of EWM opened at $28.11 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $324.67 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.29 and a beta of 0.47. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $27.68 and a 200 day moving average of $28.63. iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF has a 12 month low of $24.65 and a 12 month high of $30.64.

About iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. 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 Malaysian market, as measured by the MSCI Malaysia Index (the Index). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the Malaysian equity market. It is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization.