Philadelphia Trust Co. Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Philadelphia Trust Co. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 7,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $731,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lido Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 17.1% during the third quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 737,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $71,923,000 after buying an additional 107,866 shares in the last quarter. Csenge Advisory Group raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 34,038 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,317,000 after acquiring an additional 912 shares in the last quarter. Idaho Trust Co bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $6,939,000. Carret Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $461,000. Finally, Edgemoor Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $90.39 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $79.47 and a 1 year high of $99.98. The firm has a market cap of $23.14 billion, a PE ratio of 15.76 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $95.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.97.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Company 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.