Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Acquires 40,135 Shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF $EWA

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) by 5.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 816,234 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 40,135 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Australia ETF makes up about 0.4% of Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF were worth $21,377,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 340.5% during 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 91.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 120,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,248,000 after acquiring an additional 57,386 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 2,408.8% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 22,705 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $613,000 after buying an additional 21,800 shares during the last quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL bought a new position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $14,811,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $496,000. 59.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWA opened at $29.25 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.89 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $28.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $27.87. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a 52 week low of $24.94 and a 52 week high of $30.48.

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.