Guidance Capital Inc. Takes Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Guidance Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 5,036 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $345,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,735,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $549,841,000 after acquiring an additional 244,641 shares during the last quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,346,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $96,362,000 after acquiring an additional 17,765 shares during the last quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 48.8% in the 3rd quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,138,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $81,413,000 after acquiring an additional 373,000 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,098,246 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $78,568,000 after acquiring an additional 27,172 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Money Design Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 840,188 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $60,107,000 after acquiring an additional 46,954 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $69.12 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $67.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $68.79. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $60.62 and a twelve month high of $73.24.

About iShares MSCI Japan ETF

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).