Gunma Bank Ltd. Buys New Stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA)

Gunma Bank Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 260,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $6,204,000. Gunma Bank Ltd. owned about 0.44% of iShares MSCI Australia ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EWA. Slocum Gordon & Co LLP purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the fourth quarter worth $1,167,000. Ping Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the fourth quarter worth $239,000. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 116,632 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,783,000 after buying an additional 2,644 shares during the last quarter. Columbus Macro LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF in the fourth quarter worth $1,078,000. Finally, Rice Partnership LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Rice Partnership LLC now owns 240,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,745,000 after buying an additional 897 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.69% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Stock Down 0.8 %

NYSEARCA EWA opened at $24.93 on Monday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.36. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a 12-month low of $22.81 and a 12-month high of $27.23.

About iShares MSCI Australia ETF

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).