World Investment Advisors Buys 495 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

World Investment Advisors raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,937 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 495 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $1,345,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Penobscot Wealth Management increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 12.5% during the 2nd quarter. Penobscot Wealth Management now owns 30,951 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,320,000 after buying an additional 3,441 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 34,112 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,557,000 after buying an additional 746 shares in the last quarter. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC now owns 75,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,682,000 after buying an additional 2,830 shares in the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 54.9% during the 2nd quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 377,530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,303,000 after buying an additional 133,796 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 98.4% during the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 97,101 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,280,000 after buying an additional 48,167 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $83.45 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $80.89 and its 200 day moving average is $76.12. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $59.84 and a 1 year high of $84.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

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).