Sanctuary Advisors LLC Purchases 33,923 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 31.6% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 141,143 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 33,923 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $11,918,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 254.4% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,542,081 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $205,247,000 after buying an additional 1,824,734 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 511.5% during the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,830,745 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $147,814,000 after acquiring an additional 1,531,363 shares in the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1,593.2% in the fourth quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 992,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $80,103,000 after acquiring an additional 933,517 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at about $50,155,000. Finally, Keewaydin Investments LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $43,606,000. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $91.91 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $21.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $92.87 and its 200-day moving average is $88.92. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $71.71 and a one year high of $97.52.

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). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.