29,389 Shares in iShares MSCI Australia ETF $EWA Purchased by Columbus Macro LLC

Columbus Macro LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 29,389 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $816,000. Columbus Macro LLC owned approximately 0.06% of iShares MSCI Australia ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the fourth quarter worth $49,625,000. DV Equities LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 4th quarter worth $34,267,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 3,134.0% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 778,558 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $20,492,000 after purchasing an additional 754,484 shares during the period. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $14,811,000. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings 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 worth $15,406,000 after buying an additional 441,077 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.69% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Stock Performance

EWA opened at $27.97 on Friday. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a fifty-two week low of $24.94 and a fifty-two week high of $30.48. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $28.97 and a 200 day moving average of $28.24. The firm has a market cap of $1.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.89 and a beta of 0.96.

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.