iShares MSCI Canada ETF $EWC Shares Bought by Capital Fund Management S.A.

Capital Fund Management S.A. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC) by 618.9% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 117,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 101,000 shares during the quarter. Capital Fund Management S.A.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Canada ETF were worth $4,781,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in EWC. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $23,355,000. Korea Investment CORP lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 52.1% during the first quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 1,663,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $67,771,000 after purchasing an additional 569,707 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 9,838.0% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 351,804 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,178,000 after purchasing an additional 348,264 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 57.6% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 858,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $34,583,000 after purchasing an additional 313,651 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $8,710,000.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Price Performance

EWC stock opened at $48.03 on Friday. iShares MSCI Canada ETF has a 12 month low of $36.70 and a 12 month high of $48.10. The firm has a market cap of $3.18 billion, a PE ratio of 19.77 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $43.57.

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).