D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. Purchases 23,470 Shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (NYSEARCA:EWW)

D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (NYSEARCA:EWW) by 59.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 62,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,470 shares during the period. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF were worth $2,941,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Comerica Bank increased its position in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 80.2% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 5,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $268,000 after buying an additional 2,549 shares in the last quarter. Allianz SE purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $105,000. Banco Santander S.A. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 48,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,259,000 after purchasing an additional 884 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF in the 4th quarter worth $711,000. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Mexico ETF by 117.3% in the 4th quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 21,202 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $993,000 after buying an additional 11,445 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Price Performance

EWW stock opened at $60.57 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $1.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.37 and a beta of 0.89. iShares MSCI Mexico ETF has a 1 year low of $46.41 and a 1 year high of $69.07. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $54.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $51.57.

iShares MSCI Mexico ETF Company Profile

iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares MSCI Mexico Capped Investable Market Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the MSCI Mexico IMI 25/50 Index (the Index). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Mexican Stock Exchange.