Blue Trust Inc. Sells 5,811 Shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF $EWA

Blue Trust Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) by 51.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,420 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,811 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF were worth $143,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 10.0% in the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,745,524 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $40,915,000 after buying an additional 159,134 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 10.1% during the second quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 312,532 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,226,000 after buying an additional 28,762 shares during the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 104.1% in the first quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 284,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,667,000 after purchasing an additional 145,027 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 90.0% in the first quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 221,657 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,196,000 after purchasing an additional 105,025 shares in the last quarter. Finally, OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 2,244.0% during the first quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 201,584 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,725,000 after acquiring an additional 192,984 shares during the last quarter. 59.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWA opened at $26.89 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $26.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $25.83. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a fifty-two week low of $20.50 and a fifty-two week high of $27.57. The firm has a market cap of $1.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.89 and a beta of 1.01.

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).