iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Acquired by Evernest Financial Advisors LLC

Evernest Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 2.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 22,899 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 528 shares during the period. Evernest Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $1,537,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 292.9% during the 3rd quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 760,567 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $54,411,000 after buying an additional 566,992 shares during the last quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 48.8% in 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 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 worth $549,841,000 after acquiring an additional 244,641 shares during the last quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 20.6% in the 3rd quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 741,537 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $53,050,000 after acquiring an additional 126,675 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 31,302.8% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 123,099 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,807,000 after purchasing an additional 122,707 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $69.12 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $67.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $68.88. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $60.62 and a 1 year high of $73.24. The company has a market capitalization of $16.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73.

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).