IPG Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ – Free Report) by 4.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 6,781 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 286 shares during the quarter. IPG Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $455,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 292.9% in 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 buying an additional 566,992 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6,610.0% during the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 342,210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,962,000 after acquiring an additional 337,110 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $12,778,000. Pictet North America Advisors SA increased its stake 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 valued at $59,341,000 after purchasing an additional 142,824 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banco Santander S.A. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 153.5% in the fourth quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 214,372 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $14,384,000 after purchasing an additional 129,805 shares during the period.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 2.0 %
Shares of EWJ stock opened at $69.22 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.35 and a beta of 0.65. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $60.62 and a 12-month high of $73.24. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $69.25 and a 200-day moving average of $69.00.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF Company 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).
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