Citigroup Inc. Raises Stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF $EWC

Citigroup Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC) by 46.0% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 85,136 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,804 shares during the quarter. Citigroup Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Canada ETF were worth $4,304,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 1.4% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,534,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $62,538,000 after purchasing an additional 21,113 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 152.1% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,304,333 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $60,260,000 after purchasing an additional 787,009 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Partners Ltd. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 23.0% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Partners Ltd. now owns 39,053 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,804,000 after buying an additional 7,313 shares during the last quarter. Nvwm LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 101.3% in the 2nd quarter. Nvwm LLC now owns 26,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,222,000 after buying an additional 13,318 shares during the period. Finally, CSM Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 666.5% in the second quarter. CSM Advisors LLC now owns 411,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $18,999,000 after buying an additional 357,500 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of EWC stock opened at $57.47 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Canada ETF has a twelve month low of $36.70 and a twelve month high of $58.78. The stock has a market cap of $4.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.77 and a beta of 0.94. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $55.61 and a 200 day moving average of $52.43.

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.