iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $42.19 and last traded at $42.0250, with a volume of 472904 shares. The stock had previously closed at $41.64.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Trading Up 0.5%

The stock has a market capitalization of $564.45 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a fifty day moving average of $40.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $38.60.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Copia Wealth Management lifted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Maridea Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. Maridea Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,000 after purchasing an additional 383 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 72.3% in the 3rd 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 period. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 78,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,054,000 after acquiring an additional 473 shares during the period.

About iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

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.