World Investment Advisors Raises Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

World Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 48.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 26,459 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,610 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,136,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of EWJ. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.0% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 10,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $701,000 after acquiring an additional 2,869 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 229.1% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 38,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,886,000 after buying an additional 26,800 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 33,504.6% in 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 buying an additional 388,318 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6.1% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 546,723 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,988,000 after buying an additional 31,344 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 46.3% in 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 buying an additional 89,999 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $91.07 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $87.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $85.67. The firm has a market cap of $21.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $71.09 and a 52 week high of $94.28.

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). 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.