iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Purchased by First Command Advisory Services Inc.

First Command Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 1.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,017,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 90,766 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF accounts for 3.8% of First Command Advisory Services Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. First Command Advisory Services Inc. owned about 2.46% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $403,768,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,735,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $549,841,000 after purchasing an additional 244,641 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,346,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $96,362,000 after buying an additional 17,765 shares during the period. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 48.8% in the 3rd 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. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,098,246 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $78,568,000 after purchasing an additional 27,172 shares during the period. Finally, Pictet North America Advisors SA lifted its holdings 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 worth $59,341,000 after acquiring an additional 142,824 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $69.51 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $67.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $69.00. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $60.62 and a 52-week high of $73.24. The stock has a market cap of $13.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.43 and a beta of 0.67.

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).