iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Acquired by Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 21.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,649 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 815 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $312,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EWJ. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 292.9% during 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 acquiring an additional 566,992 shares during the last quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of 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 last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6,610.0% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 342,210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $22,962,000 after acquiring an additional 337,110 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in shares of 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 last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $12,778,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $68.26 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.43 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $68.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $69.01. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $60.62 and a fifty-two week high of $73.24.

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).