Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Purchases 30,811 Shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF $EWA

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) by 3.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 847,045 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 30,811 shares during the period. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC owned 1.83% of iShares MSCI Australia ETF worth $23,514,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of EWA. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 10,333.3% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 1,550 shares during the last quarter. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $47,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the 4th quarter worth $72,000. Institutional investors own 59.69% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock opened at $28.75 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $28.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.45. The stock has a market cap of $1.35 billion, a PE ratio of 19.89 and a beta of 0.97. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a 12 month low of $24.94 and a 12 month high of $30.48.

About iShares MSCI Australia ETF

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.