Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Has $23.51 Million Stock Position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF $EWA

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

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the third quarter worth about $32,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 10,333.3% in 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 purchasing an additional 1,550 shares during the period. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $72,000. 59.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWA stock opened at $28.75 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.89 and a beta of 0.97. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $28.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $28.45. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a 52 week low of $24.94 and a 52 week high of $30.48.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Company 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.