NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC Grows Stock Position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC)

NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC) by 1.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 37,967 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 578 shares during the period. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Canada ETF were worth $1,408,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of EWC. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. CWM LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 51.2% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,976 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 669 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in the first quarter worth $133,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF in the fourth quarter worth $158,000. Finally, Smithfield Trust Co increased its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 248.0% in the fourth quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 4,329 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $160,000 after purchasing an additional 3,085 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Stock Performance

EWC stock traded up $0.12 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $38.55. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 215,052 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,090,165. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.59 and a beta of 0.90. iShares MSCI Canada ETF has a 1 year low of $31.41 and a 1 year high of $39.13. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $37.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $37.51.

About iShares MSCI Canada ETF

iShares MSCI Canada ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). 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 Canadian market, as measured by the MSCI Canada Index (the Index).