iShares MSCI Italy ETF $EWI Holdings Lifted by Schroder Investment Management Group

Schroder Investment Management Group grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (NYSEARCA:EWI) by 4.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 411,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,000 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group owned about 3.43% of iShares MSCI Italy ETF worth $21,166,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Caitlin John LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 1,596.5% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 967 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 910 shares in the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $64,000. Simplex Trading LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 365.8% in the 2nd quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 3,307 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $159,000 after buying an additional 2,597 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Oklahoma bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $204,000. 37.96% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Italy ETF Stock Down 1.7%

EWI stock opened at $52.65 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $55.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $53.36. iShares MSCI Italy ETF has a 12 month low of $36.20 and a 12 month high of $57.94. The company has a market capitalization of $679.19 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.30 and a beta of 1.01.

About iShares MSCI Italy ETF

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. The Underlying Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization weighted index with a capping methodology applied to issuer weights so that no single issuer of a component exceeds 25% of the Underlying Index weight and all issuers with weight above 5% do not exceed 50% of the Underlying Index weight.