Hsbc Holdings PLC Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Canada ETF $EWC

Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC) by 5.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 172,322 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,141 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC owned approximately 0.23% of iShares MSCI Canada ETF worth $9,293,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 1,675.5% during the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 3,178,045 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $171,392,000 after buying an additional 2,999,053 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF during the second quarter worth $51,589,000. Graham Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 525.5% during the 4th quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 806,849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $43,513,000 after acquiring an additional 677,849 shares in the last quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. boosted its position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 871.0% during the 3rd quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 663,041 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,482,000 after acquiring an additional 594,755 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Metis Global Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $25,125,000.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Trading Up 0.3%

EWC opened at $57.80 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.77 and a beta of 0.85. iShares MSCI Canada ETF has a 12 month low of $45.33 and a 12 month high of $59.52. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $58.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $56.31.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Company Profile

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.