iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Bought by Sunbelt Securities Inc.

Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 21.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,195 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,445 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $585,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 156.1% during the fourth quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 1,644,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $105,446,000 after buying an additional 1,002,000 shares during the period. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 65.7% during the 4th quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University now owns 2,163,204 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $138,748,000 after acquiring an additional 857,819 shares during the period. Meitav Investment House Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $48,792,000. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 660.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 851,888 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $51,360,000 after purchasing an additional 739,836 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 117.5% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,279,340 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $77,103,000 after purchasing an additional 691,096 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of EWJ opened at $67.31 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $16.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $57.20 and a 12 month high of $72.07. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $67.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $67.53.

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).