10,275 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Bought by Boltwood Capital Management

Boltwood Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 10,275 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,001,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 98.6% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 5,048,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $426,300,000 after acquiring an additional 2,506,472 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2,279.0% in the 1st 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 during the last quarter. Keewaydin Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $43,606,000. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $38,222,000. Finally, Lido Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 142.9% in the first quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 556,904 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $47,025,000 after purchasing an additional 327,597 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock traded up $1.54 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $98.92. 7,328,820 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,018,937. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $78.21 and a 1 year high of $99.22. The business has a 50-day moving average of $95.96 and a 200-day moving average of $92.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.69.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF 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.