Montag A & Associates Inc. Has $2.70 Million Holdings in iShares MSCI Italy ETF $EWI

Montag A & Associates Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (NYSEARCA:EWI) by 119.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 51,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 28,292 shares during the quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Italy ETF were worth $2,699,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in the second quarter valued at $46,048,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 24.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 710,888 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,227,000 after purchasing an additional 139,088 shares during the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 11.6% during the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 704,794 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,614,000 after purchasing an additional 73,052 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $18,905,000. Finally, Moran Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 218,777 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,365,000 after purchasing an additional 823 shares during the period. 37.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Italy ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWI opened at $54.57 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Italy ETF has a 52-week low of $36.20 and a 52-week high of $57.94. The company has a market capitalization of $703.95 million, a P/E ratio of 12.30 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $55.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $53.30.

iShares MSCI Italy ETF Profile

iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Italy Capped Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Italy 25/50 Index (Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Milan Stock Exchange. The Underlying Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to issuer weights so that no single issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the Underlying Index weight and all issuers with weight above 5% do not exceed 50% of the Underlying Index weight.