iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Sees Large Volume Increase – Here’s Why

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) shares saw strong trading volume on Wednesday . 402,752 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 272% from the previous session’s volume of 108,209 shares.The stock last traded at $39.6650 and had previously closed at $39.82.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Trading Down 0.5%

The stock has a market cap of $515.06 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $39.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $38.04.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were given a dividend of $1.7492 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th. This represents a yield of 882.0%.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. now owns 32,593 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,273,000 after buying an additional 319 shares during the last quarter. Copia Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 11.2% in the 2nd quarter. Copia Wealth Management now owns 3,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $120,000 after acquiring an additional 347 shares in the last quarter. Maridea Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. Maridea Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,000 after acquiring an additional 383 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 72.3% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 429 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 78,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,054,000 after acquiring an additional 473 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (EWJV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Japan Value index. The fund tracks a multi-factor-selected, market cap-weighted portfolio of Japanese equities. EWJV was launched on Mar 5, 2019 and is managed by BlackRock.