LRI Investments LLC Purchases New Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

LRI Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 341 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $26,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,350,410 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,806,584,000 after acquiring an additional 815,660 shares during the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 6,058,702 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $415,435,000 after acquiring an additional 41,296 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2,106.3% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,398,952 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $164,472,000 after buying an additional 2,290,221 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 61.0% during the first quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 1,188,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $81,500,000 after buying an additional 450,253 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 94.2% during the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,001,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $68,259,000 after buying an additional 485,932 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 1.2%

EWJ opened at $79.29 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $79.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $74.49. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $59.84 and a twelve month high of $83.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

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).