iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Stock Holdings Increased by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJFree Report) by 48.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 26,459 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 8,610 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,136,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of EWJ. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 178,089 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,388,000 after buying an additional 2,260 shares in the last quarter. Mengis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $202,000. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 59.0% during the 4th quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 7,769 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $627,000 after buying an additional 2,882 shares during the period. Finally, Corecam Pte. Ltd. increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Corecam Pte. Ltd. now owns 57,950 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,679,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

EWJ stock opened at $96.26 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $71.09 and a 52 week high of $96.52. The company has a market capitalization of $22.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $91.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $87.39.

About iShares MSCI Japan ETF

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

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