Invst LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 6,434 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $432,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the fourth quarter worth $101,421,000. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 602.1% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,011,232 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $67,854,000 after purchasing an additional 867,201 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6,610.0% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 342,210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,962,000 after purchasing an additional 337,110 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,567,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $306,461,000 after purchasing an additional 332,982 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 35.7% in the fourth quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 1,054,475 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $64,966,000 after purchasing an additional 277,167 shares in the last quarter.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance
NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $73.03 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $59.84 and a 1 year high of $73.24. The stock has a market cap of $14.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.54 and a beta of 0.67. The business has a fifty day moving average of $69.51 and a 200-day moving average of $68.80.
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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