BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp Purchases 566,992 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 292.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 760,567 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 566,992 shares during the period. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp owned approximately 0.31% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $54,411,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 17.4% in the second quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 1,048 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $72,000 after acquiring an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 25,739 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,756,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Sentry LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Sentry LLC now owns 4,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $322,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Verger Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Verger Capital Management LLC now owns 38,939 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,657,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Forte Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Forte Asset Management LLC now owns 22,764 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,629,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 2.7 %

Shares of EWJ opened at $69.69 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $69.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.07. The stock has a market cap of $17.05 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $60.62 and a 12-month high of $73.24.

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).