iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Holdings Raised by Lido Advisors LLC

Lido Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 17.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 737,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 107,866 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.29% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $71,923,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in shares of 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 worth $426,300,000 after purchasing an additional 2,506,472 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its holdings in 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 buying an additional 1,600,219 shares during the period. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $38,222,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,696,000. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 612,227.5% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 244,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $20,682,000 after buying an additional 244,891 shares during the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $90.39 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.76 and a beta of 0.76. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $95.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.97. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $79.47 and a 12 month high of $99.98.

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.