iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA) Shares Sold by Blue Fin Capital Inc.

Blue Fin Capital Inc. decreased its position in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF (NASDAQ:AIA – Get Rating) by 3.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,148 shares of the company’s stock after selling 492 shares during the quarter. Blue Fin Capital Inc.’s holdings in iShares Asia 50 ETF were worth $756,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Retirement Planning Group acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF during the third quarter worth about $987,000. SFI Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 4.2% during the second quarter. SFI Advisors LLC now owns 17,347 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,088,000 after purchasing an additional 706 shares during the period. Moors & Cabot Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF during the second quarter worth about $236,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Asia 50 ETF by 8.0% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 16,550 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,038,000 after purchasing an additional 1,219 shares during the period. Finally, Simplex Trading LLC raised its position in iShares Asia 50 ETF by 694.5% during the second quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 4,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $299,000 after acquiring an additional 4,167 shares in the last quarter.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Trading Up 2.1 %

Shares of AIA stock opened at $65.45 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $58.44 and a 200 day moving average of $56.41. iShares Asia 50 ETF has a twelve month low of $44.42 and a twelve month high of $79.21.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a Semi-Annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 14th were given a dividend of $0.95 per share. This is a boost from iShares Asia 50 ETF’s previous Semi-Annual dividend of $0.73. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 13th.

iShares Asia 50 ETF Profile

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iShares Asia 50 ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares S&P Asia 50 Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P Asia 50 Index (the Index). The Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of the 50 leading companies from four Asian markets: Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.