JPMorgan Chase & Co. Boosts Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF $EWM

JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF (NYSEARCA:EWM) by 118.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 377,851 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 204,553 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF were worth $9,794,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF by 34.5% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 47,597 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,099,000 after acquiring an additional 12,202 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $648,000. Trek Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF during the second quarter worth $305,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $541,000. 86.75% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWM opened at $28.43 on Friday. iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF has a fifty-two week low of $20.80 and a fifty-two week high of $30.14. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $29.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $27.40. The stock has a market cap of $349.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.29 and a beta of 0.55.

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF Profile

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF, formerly iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. 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 Malaysian market, as measured by the MSCI Malaysia Index (the Index). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the Malaysian equity market. It is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization.