iShares MSCI Italy ETF $EWI Shares Acquired by Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Italy ETF (NYSEARCA:EWI) by 112,701.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 117,314 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 117,210 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Italy ETF were worth $6,374,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EWI. Caitlin John LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Italy ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Biltmore Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Italy ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in 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 valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 910 shares in the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Italy ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $64,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Italy ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $168,000. 37.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Italy ETF Trading Down 0.7%

EWI opened at $58.59 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $56.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $54.99. The firm has a market cap of $672.61 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.30 and a beta of 0.88. iShares MSCI Italy ETF has a twelve month low of $45.79 and a twelve month high of $59.67.

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.