34,192 Shares in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Bought by ABC Arbitrage SA

ABC Arbitrage SA purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 34,192 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,294,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EWJ. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 292.9% during the third quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 760,567 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $54,411,000 after acquiring an additional 566,992 shares during the period. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 48.8% in the third quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,138,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $81,413,000 after purchasing an additional 373,000 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,735,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $549,841,000 after purchasing an additional 244,641 shares during the period. Pictet North America Advisors SA lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 19.3% in the fourth quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 884,361 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $59,341,000 after purchasing an additional 142,824 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 31,302.8% in the third quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 123,099 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,807,000 after purchasing an additional 122,707 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

EWJ stock opened at $69.37 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $67.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $68.78. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $60.62 and a fifty-two week high of $73.24.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Profile

iShares MSCI Japan ETF (the fund), formerly Ishares Msci Japan Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund. 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 Japanese market, as measured by the MSCI Japan Index (the Index).