CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ – Free Report) by 13.2% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 63,152 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,349 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $5,890,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 98.6% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 5,048,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $426,300,000 after purchasing an additional 2,506,472 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2,279.0% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,670,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $141,051,000 after purchasing an additional 1,600,219 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 511.5% during the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,830,745 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $147,814,000 after purchasing an additional 1,531,363 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1,593.2% during the 4th quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 992,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $80,103,000 after purchasing an additional 933,517 shares during the period. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $50,155,000. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance
Shares of NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $95.16 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $22.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The company’s 50-day moving average is $92.91 and its 200 day moving average is $89.81. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.52 and a fifty-two week high of $97.52.
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.
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