iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Acquired by CI Investments Inc.

CI Investments Inc. increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 25.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 116,645 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,505 shares during the quarter. CI Investments Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $9,850,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 254.4% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,542,081 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $205,247,000 after purchasing an additional 1,824,734 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2,279.0% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,670,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $141,051,000 after buying an additional 1,600,219 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 511.5% during the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,830,745 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $147,814,000 after buying an additional 1,531,363 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1,593.2% in the 4th quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 992,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $80,103,000 after buying an additional 933,517 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $50,155,000. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $92.19 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $21.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $73.34 and a fifty-two week high of $97.52. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $89.22.

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.