iShares MSCI Japan ETF Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Traders acquired 6,337 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 62% compared to the typical volume of 3,903 put options.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On iShares MSCI Japan ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,176,530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $78,946,000 after acquiring an additional 78,284 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.5% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 33,297 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,234,000 after acquiring an additional 9,430 shares during the last quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 222.3% during the fourth quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC now owns 2,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $154,000 after purchasing an additional 1,583 shares in the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 109,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,368,000 after purchasing an additional 995 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elyxium Wealth LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Elyxium Wealth LLC now owns 45,754 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,070,000 after purchasing an additional 3,253 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

EWJ opened at $72.82 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $73.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.85. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $59.84 and a 1-year high of $75.50. The firm has a market cap of $14.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

About iShares MSCI Japan ETF

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).