TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Increases Holdings in iShares Asia 50 ETF $AIA

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) by 58,737.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 77,077 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 76,946 shares during the quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. owned about 0.22% of iShares Asia 50 ETF worth $10,518,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. purchased a new stake in iShares Asia 50 ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Fiduciary Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF during the second quarter valued at $262,000. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors bought a new position in iShares Asia 50 ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $236,000. Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new position in iShares Asia 50 ETF during the 1st quarter worth $74,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 44.6% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 28,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,981,000 after buying an additional 8,657 shares during the period.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Stock Up 3.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:AIA opened at $143.74 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.81 and a beta of 0.89. iShares Asia 50 ETF has a 52 week low of $85.31 and a 52 week high of $150.83. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $136.14 and a 200 day moving average of $128.29.

About iShares Asia 50 ETF

iShares Asia 50 ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Asia 50 Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Asia 50 Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the 50 leading companies from four Asian markets: Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.