Hsbc Holdings PLC Purchases 9,141 Shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF $EWC

Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC) by 5.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm 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 about 0.23% of iShares MSCI Canada ETF worth $9,293,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares 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 position in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $51,589,000. Graham Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 525.5% in 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 during the period. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 871.0% in the 3rd quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 663,041 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,482,000 after acquiring an additional 594,755 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Metis Global Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF in the 4th quarter worth $25,125,000.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWC opened at $57.97 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Canada ETF has a 1-year low of $45.66 and a 1-year high of $59.52. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $58.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $56.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.77 and a beta of 0.86.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF 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.