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EWA

iShares MSCI Australia ETF

http://www.ishares.com

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Asset Management

The fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure the performance of large- and mid-capitalization segments of the Australian equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Open

26.12

Mkt cap

1.6B

Volume

1.8M

High

26.13

P/E Ratio

15.38

52-wk high

27.23

Low

25.81

Div yield

0.04

52-wk low

21.14

Australia's retail sales for January showed a preliminary increase of 1.1%, which is below the estimated 1.6% but an improvement from the previous month's revised -2.1%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 29, 2024 | 5:16 am

Australia's private new capital expenditure for Q4 increased by 0.8%, surpassing the estimated 0.4% and the revised prior of 0.3%. This indicates a stronger than expected economic activity in the private sector.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 29, 2024 | 5:16 am

Australia's Construction Work Done for Q4 showed a 0.7% increase, slightly above the 0.6% estimate and following a revised 1.4% increase in the previous quarter. This indicates a slight slowdown in growth but still surpasses expectations.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 28, 2024 | 5:30 am

The Australia Wage Price Index for Q4 showed a 0.9% increase, matching the estimated 0.9% and showing a decrease from the previous 1.3%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 21, 2024 | 5:39 am

Australia's unemployment rate for January was reported at 4.1%, slightly higher than the estimated 4.0% and up from the previous 3.9%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 15, 2024 | 5:41 am

Australia reported a significant improvement in employment change for January, with an addition of 11.1K jobs compared to the revised -109.5K jobs in the prior period. This positive development could influence the performance of related assets, including EWA.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 15, 2024 | 5:41 am

Australia's employment change for January was reported at 0.5K, significantly below the estimated 26.4K and a sharp decline from the previous month's revised figure of -62.7K.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 15, 2024 | 5:40 am

Australia's Building Approvals for the month showed a significant decline of 9.5%, aligning with the estimated forecasts. This represents a sharp decrease from the previous month's revised figure of 0.3% growth.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 08, 2024 | 6:03 am

Australia's central bank has decided to keep the interest rate unchanged at 4.35% for February. This decision could impact investments related to the Australian economy, including the iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA).

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 06, 2024 | 5:30 am

Australia's Retail Sales for December showed a significant decline of -2.7%, compared to the estimated 0.1% increase and the previous month's 1.6% growth. This unexpected drop could have implications for market expectations and investor sentiment towards Australian markets.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

February 06, 2024 | 5:30 am

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