Bank of Montreal Can Buys 1,181,168 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 18.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,490,881 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,181,168 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $513,500,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 14.6% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 44,383 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,847,000 after purchasing an additional 5,650 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 11.6% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 174,989 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,224,000 after buying an additional 18,147 shares during the period. Commerce Bank bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $309,000. Hilltop Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 43.4% in the 4th quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. now owns 108,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,937,000 after acquiring an additional 32,721 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Palisades Hudson Asset Management L.P. grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Palisades Hudson Asset Management L.P. now owns 126,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,132,000 after acquiring an additional 1,163 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $71.27 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $57.20 and a one year high of $72.32. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $69.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $69.05.

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).