Prudential PLC Makes New $16.34 Million Investment in iShares MSCI Canada ETF $EWC

Prudential PLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 302,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $16,335,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of EWC. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 1.4% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,534,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $62,538,000 after purchasing an additional 21,113 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 5.5% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 18,604 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $860,000 after purchasing an additional 974 shares during the period. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main raised its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 21.5% during the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 19,541 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $903,000 after purchasing an additional 3,452 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 8.5% during the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 40,675 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,879,000 after purchasing an additional 3,198 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 8.4% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 743,924 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,373,000 after purchasing an additional 57,457 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Stock Down 2.3%

NYSEARCA:EWC opened at $58.03 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $5.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.77 and a beta of 0.85. iShares MSCI Canada ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.95 and a fifty-two week high of $59.52. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $57.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $55.64.

About iShares MSCI Canada ETF

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.