60,000 Shares in iShares MSCI Australia ETF $EWA Purchased by Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd.

Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 60,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,688,000. iShares MSCI Australia ETF makes up 1.1% of Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. owned 0.13% of iShares MSCI Australia ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 10,333.3% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 1,550 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $42,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $47,000. Finally, Comerica Bank increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 21.7% in the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 3,627 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 646 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.69% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Price Performance

EWA stock opened at $30.23 on Friday. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a 1-year low of $24.94 and a 1-year high of $30.48. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $29.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $29.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.89 and a beta of 0.97.

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.