Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Buys 40,135 Shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF $EWA

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) by 5.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 816,234 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 40,135 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Australia ETF makes up approximately 0.4% of Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th largest holding. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC owned approximately 1.77% of iShares MSCI Australia ETF worth $21,377,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 340.5% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 570,604 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,406,000 after purchasing an additional 441,077 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 91.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 120,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,248,000 after acquiring an additional 57,386 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 2,408.8% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 22,705 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $613,000 after acquiring an additional 21,800 shares during the last quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $14,811,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $496,000. 59.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EWA opened at $29.25 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.36 billion, a PE ratio of 19.89 and a beta of 0.98. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a one year low of $24.94 and a one year high of $30.48. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $28.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $27.87.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Profile

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.