Tower Research Capital LLC TRC Decreases Stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA)

Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lessened its position in shares of iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWA) by 55.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,050 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,574 shares during the quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Australia ETF were worth $50,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its stake 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 worth $494,000 after buying an additional 9,040 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates increased its stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 22.7% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 58,185 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,252,000 after acquiring an additional 10,782 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 5.0% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 16,484 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $355,000 after acquiring an additional 782 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $5,712,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its stake in iShares MSCI Australia ETF by 27.1% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 419,330 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,020,000 after acquiring an additional 89,380 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.69% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Australia ETF Trading Down 2.5 %

NYSEARCA EWA traded down $0.59 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $23.34. 2,298,719 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,525,528. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $24.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.29. iShares MSCI Australia ETF has a 52 week low of $20.46 and a 52 week high of $25.04.

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).