Blair William & Co. IL Purchases 21,124 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Blair William & Co. IL boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 66.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 52,686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 21,124 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $4,226,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at $29,918,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,096,000. Bfsg LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $5,704,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $516,000. Finally, ABC Arbitrage SA increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 12.5% in the second quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA now owns 36,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,704,000 after acquiring an additional 4,017 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

EWJ opened at $85.73 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $87.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $83.59. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $59.84 and a 52-week high of $94.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.73 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF 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). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.