Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Buys 2,514 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 119,378 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,514 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $8,950,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Lifeworks Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the second quarter valued at $603,000. Carret Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the second quarter valued at $216,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 13.9% during the second quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 8,179 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $613,000 after acquiring an additional 1,001 shares in the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 116.4% during the second quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 7,272 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $545,000 after acquiring an additional 3,912 shares in the last quarter. Finally, World Investment Advisors increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.8% during the second quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 17,937 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,345,000 after acquiring an additional 495 shares in the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $83.45 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $59.84 and a 1-year high of $84.07. The company has a market capitalization of $15.51 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $80.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $76.18.

About iShares MSCI Japan ETF

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).