Korea Investment CORP Raises Holdings in iShares MSCI Canada ETF $EWC

Korea Investment CORP raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC) by 5.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,757,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 94,857 shares during the period. Korea Investment CORP owned approximately 2.38% of iShares MSCI Canada ETF worth $94,807,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ascent Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 411.5% in the 4th quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 32,205 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,737,000 after buying an additional 25,909 shares during the last quarter. Henrickson Nauta Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. Henrickson Nauta Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 34,429 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,882,000 after buying an additional 17,214 shares during the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF in the 4th quarter worth $611,000. Providence First Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF in the 4th quarter worth $1,249,000. Finally, UBS Group AG boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 54.7% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 532,095 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,696,000 after buying an additional 188,150 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Price Performance

EWC stock opened at $58.76 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $5.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.77 and a beta of 0.85. iShares MSCI Canada ETF has a 1 year low of $44.95 and a 1 year high of $59.52. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $57.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $55.91.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Canada ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Canadian market, as measured by the MSCI Canada Index (the Index). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the Canadian equity market. It is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization.