iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Bought by Performa Ltd US LLC

Performa Ltd US LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 1.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 35,701 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 480 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Japan ETF makes up approximately 1.0% of Performa Ltd US LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Performa Ltd US LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,290,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of EWJ. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 10.5% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 103,842 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,261,000 after buying an additional 9,865 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 33.0% in the 3rd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 53,623 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,233,000 after acquiring an additional 13,306 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 91,085 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,491,000 after purchasing an additional 4,078 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 36.5% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 62,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,742,000 after purchasing an additional 16,604 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 119.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 231,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,955,000 after purchasing an additional 126,185 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of EWJ traded down $0.15 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $67.89. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 727,132 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,449,897. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $57.20 and a 1 year high of $72.07. The company has a market cap of $16.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The business has a fifty day moving average of $69.46 and a 200 day moving average of $65.81.

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).