Private Advisor Group LLC Boosts Stock Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 104.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 48,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,728 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $3,034,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 15.7% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 202,282 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,462,000 after acquiring an additional 27,428 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 37.8% during the 1st quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 92,661 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,807,000 after acquiring an additional 25,415 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 15.3% during the 1st quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 89,447 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,511,000 after acquiring an additional 11,850 shares during the period. Wit LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $239,000. Finally, Founders Financial Securities LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $2,797,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

EWJ opened at $62.36 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $60.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.76 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $53.27 and a one year high of $64.11.

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).