State of Wyoming Cuts Position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF $EWC

State of Wyoming lessened its position in iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSEARCA:EWC) by 42.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 52,154 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 38,453 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Canada ETF accounts for approximately 0.3% of State of Wyoming’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. State of Wyoming owned about 0.06% of iShares MSCI Canada ETF worth $2,858,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EWC. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 1,675.5% during the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 3,178,045 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $171,392,000 after purchasing an additional 2,999,053 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,800,052 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $98,625,000 after purchasing an additional 91,652 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 22.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,769,516 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $81,752,000 after purchasing an additional 328,742 shares during the last quarter. Korea Investment CORP raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 1,757,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,807,000 after buying an additional 94,857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Canada ETF by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,534,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $62,538,000 after buying an additional 21,113 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:EWC opened at $59.28 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $58.35 and a 200 day moving average of $56.92. The company has a market capitalization of $6.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.77 and a beta of 0.86. iShares MSCI Canada ETF has a 1-year low of $45.66 and a 1-year high of $59.69.

iShares MSCI Canada ETF Profile

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). The Index seeks to measure the performance of the Canadian equity market. It is a capitalization-weighted index that aims to capture 85% of the (publicly available) total market capitalization.