Verition Fund Management LLC Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,820 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $202,000.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 508.8% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 6,692,020 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $456,663,000 after purchasing an additional 5,592,738 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 18.7% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,490,881 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $513,500,000 after purchasing an additional 1,181,168 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 64.6% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,272,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $86,817,000 after purchasing an additional 499,193 shares during the period. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 48.8% during the third quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,138,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $81,413,000 after purchasing an additional 373,000 shares during the period. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7,540.9% during the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 335,132 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $22,718,000 after buying an additional 330,746 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $69.18 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $60.62 and a 12 month high of $73.24. The stock has a market cap of $16.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.24.

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).