47,524 Shares in iShares MSCI Italy ETF (NYSEARCA:EWI) Purchased by Marshall Wace LLP

Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF (NYSEARCA:EWI) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 47,524 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,704,000. Marshall Wace LLP owned approximately 0.42% of iShares MSCI Italy ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 25.5% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 8,672 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $311,000 after acquiring an additional 1,761 shares during the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Italy ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $861,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 93.7% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,628 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $175,000 after purchasing an additional 2,239 shares during the last quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $843,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF by 291.0% during the first quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 73,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,788,000 after buying an additional 55,000 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Italy ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWI opened at $37.82 on Friday. iShares MSCI Italy ETF has a 1 year low of $29.01 and a 1 year high of $39.63. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $37.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $37.47. The company has a market capitalization of $428.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.55 and a beta of 0.87.

iShares MSCI Italy ETF Company 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.