Polianta Ltd Takes $16.70 Million Position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF $EWA

Polianta Ltd acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 592,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $16,696,000. iShares MSCI Australia ETF makes up approximately 2.1% of Polianta Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Polianta Ltd owned about 1.18% of iShares MSCI Australia ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Johnson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the third quarter valued at about $32,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in 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 worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,550 shares during the last quarter. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $47,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $72,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.69% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWA opened at $30.41 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.89 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $28.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.76. 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.