54,103 Shares in iShares MSCI Australia ETF $EWA Bought by Sankala Group LLC

Sankala Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 54,103 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,417,000. iShares MSCI Australia ETF accounts for 1.2% of Sankala Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EWA. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 340.5% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 570,604 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,406,000 after buying an additional 441,077 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 91.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 120,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,248,000 after buying an additional 57,386 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 2,408.8% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 22,705 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $613,000 after acquiring an additional 21,800 shares in the last quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $14,811,000. Finally, Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $980,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.69% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF stock opened at $28.56 on Friday. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a 52-week low of $24.94 and a 52-week high of $30.48. The company has a market capitalization of $1.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.89 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a 50 day moving average of $29.16 and a 200 day moving average of $28.17.

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.