Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Purchases Shares of 7,081 iShares Asia 50 ETF $AIA

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 7,081 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $752,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Asia 50 ETF by 11.9% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 132,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,735,000 after buying an additional 14,134 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 36.8% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 93,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,124,000 after buying an additional 25,177 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 46.1% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 68,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,715,000 after acquiring an additional 21,735 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV purchased a new position in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $5,482,000. Finally, Creative Planning acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $5,217,000.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AIA opened at $138.82 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $4.80 billion, a PE ratio of 13.81 and a beta of 0.86. iShares Asia 50 ETF has a 52 week low of $80.92 and a 52 week high of $150.83. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $138.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $119.88.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.5145 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Company Profile

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.