iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Purchased by Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 30.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,332 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,079 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $1,293,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2,106.3% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,398,952 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $164,472,000 after acquiring an additional 2,290,221 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,350,410 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,806,584,000 after acquiring an additional 815,660 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $35,121,000. Strs Ohio purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $35,041,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 94.2% during the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,001,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $68,259,000 after acquiring an additional 485,932 shares during the period. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWJ opened at $80.21 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $78.68 and a 200-day simple moving average of $73.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.65 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $59.84 and a 1 year high of $81.84.

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).