iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) Shares Sold by Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC

Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC decreased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) by 25.7% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,748 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 953 shares during the quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF were worth $67,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rice Partnership LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 5.4% in the third quarter. Rice Partnership LLC now owns 281,896 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,064,000 after acquiring an additional 14,358 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 64.8% in the 3rd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 22,987 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $494,000 after buying an additional 9,040 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 25.2% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,042,953 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $43,943,000 after acquiring an additional 411,405 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,922,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 32.0% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 7,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $191,000 after acquiring an additional 1,902 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.69% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Stock Up 0.9 %

NYSEARCA:EWA traded up $0.21 on Monday, reaching $23.93. 1,130,948 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,528,294. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a 52-week low of $20.46 and a 52-week high of $25.04. The business has a fifty day moving average of $24.13 and a 200-day moving average of $23.29.

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).