ABC Arbitrage SA Purchases Shares of 100,374 iShares MSCI Italy ETF (NYSEARCA:EWI)

ABC Arbitrage SA purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (NYSEARCA:EWI) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 100,374 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,610,000. ABC Arbitrage SA owned approximately 0.89% of iShares MSCI Italy ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 1.1% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 56,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,197,000 after acquiring an additional 595 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 14.2% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 6,609 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 824 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 149,475 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,824,000 after buying an additional 856 shares during the last quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP increased its position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 4.9% during the third quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP now owns 19,546 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $762,000 after buying an additional 914 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Partners Ltd. increased its position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 4.4% during the third quarter. Strategic Financial Partners Ltd. now owns 39,975 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,557,000 after buying an additional 1,679 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Italy ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI Italy ETF stock opened at $40.59 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $459.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.55 and a beta of 0.87. iShares MSCI Italy ETF has a one year low of $34.24 and a one year high of $40.73. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $37.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $37.52.

iShares MSCI Italy ETF Profile

iShares MSCI Italy Capped ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Italy Capped Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Italy 25/50 Index (Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Milan Stock Exchange.