iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) Shares Acquired by Rice Partnership LLC

Rice Partnership LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) by 0.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 240,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 897 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Australia ETF makes up 1.1% of Rice Partnership LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest holding. Rice Partnership LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF were worth $5,745,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Creative Planning increased its stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 28.7% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 42,870 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,047,000 after buying an additional 9,561 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $363,000. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 57.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 113,988 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,090,000 after buying an additional 41,428 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 30.0% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 8,425 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $228,000 after buying an additional 1,942 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 2,611.0% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 87,782 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,380,000 after buying an additional 84,544 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.69% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Trading Down 1.4 %

NYSEARCA:EWA opened at $24.61 on Monday. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a 12 month low of $22.81 and a 12 month high of $27.23. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $24.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $25.36.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Company 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).