World Investment Advisors Grows Stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

World Investment Advisors boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 30.5% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 34,527 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,068 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,915,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. Vinland Capital Management Gestora de Recursos LTDA. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 1.9%

NYSEARCA EWJ traded down $1.82 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $93.45. 1,232,246 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,448,156. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $71.51 and a 52 week high of $97.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $92.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $88.21.

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). 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.