Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Buys New Shares in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 6,934 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $465,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 292.9% in the third quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 760,567 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $54,411,000 after purchasing an additional 566,992 shares during the last quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC grew 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 acquiring an additional 373,000 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,735,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $549,841,000 after acquiring an additional 244,641 shares during the period. Pictet North America Advisors SA grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 19.3% during the fourth quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 884,361 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $59,341,000 after acquiring an additional 142,824 shares during the period. Finally, Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 267.2% during the fourth quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 143,602 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,636,000 after acquiring an additional 104,500 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

EWJ stock opened at $68.47 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $67.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.04. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $60.62 and a 12-month high of $73.24. The company has a market cap of $13.72 billion, a PE ratio of 15.43 and a beta of 0.67.

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).