Wellington Management Group LLP lowered its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ – Free Report) by 94.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,913 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 48,413 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $272,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of EWJ. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in shares of 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. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2,279.0% in the first 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 in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 511.5% during the fourth 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 lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1,593.2% during the fourth quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 992,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $80,103,000 after purchasing an additional 933,517 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $50,155,000. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance
EWJ stock opened at $98.56 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $94.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.34. The stock has a market cap of $23.34 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.69. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $78.21 and a one year high of $98.79.
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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