29,389 Shares in iShares MSCI Australia ETF $EWA Purchased by Columbus Macro LLC

Columbus Macro LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 29,389 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $816,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of EWA. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $49,625,000. DV Equities LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $34,267,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 3,134.0% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 778,558 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $20,492,000 after buying an additional 754,484 shares during the period. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the third quarter worth about $14,811,000. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 340.5% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 570,604 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,406,000 after acquiring an additional 441,077 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.69% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of EWA opened at $27.97 on Friday. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a 12-month low of $24.94 and a 12-month high of $30.48. The company has a market cap of $1.30 billion, a PE ratio of 19.89 and a beta of 0.96. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $28.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $28.24.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Profile

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.