Lazard Asset Management LLC lowered its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ – Free Report) by 34.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,242 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 7,035 shares during the quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $1,118,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.0% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 10,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $701,000 after purchasing an additional 2,869 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 229.1% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 38,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,886,000 after purchasing an additional 26,800 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 33,504.6% during the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 389,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $29,199,000 after purchasing an additional 388,318 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6.1% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 546,723 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,988,000 after purchasing an additional 31,344 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 46.3% during the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 284,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,318,000 after purchasing an additional 89,999 shares during the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance
Shares of NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $94.61 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $74.79 and a 1-year high of $97.52. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $92.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $89.74.
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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