6,879 Shares in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Acquired by Global Retirement Partners LLC

Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 6,879 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $516,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EWJ. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $150,000. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8.3% during the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 37,163 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,548,000 after buying an additional 2,853 shares during the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 27.8% during the first quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 20,710 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,420,000 after acquiring an additional 4,500 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 238,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $16,372,000 after acquiring an additional 8,452 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banco Santander S.A. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 13.7% in the 1st quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 243,734 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $16,710,000 after acquiring an additional 29,362 shares during the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $83.01 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $15.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $82.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $77.85. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $59.84 and a fifty-two week high of $84.54.

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).