Cerity Partners LLC Buys 7,798 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 194.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,810 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,798 shares during the quarter. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $758,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EWJ. Toronto Dominion Bank boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 25.5% in the third quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 4,291,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $258,738,000 after purchasing an additional 872,492 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 660.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 851,888 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $51,360,000 after buying an additional 739,836 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 117.5% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,279,340 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $77,103,000 after buying an additional 691,096 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.2% during the third quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 2,428,696 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $146,426,000 after buying an additional 683,417 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 221.0% during the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 954,657 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $57,556,000 after buying an additional 657,246 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $67.32 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $57.20 and a 52 week high of $72.07. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $69.50 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $65.14. The firm has a market cap of $16.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.99 and a beta of 0.73.

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).