iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Acquired by Harbor Capital Advisors Inc.

Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 47.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 106,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 34,166 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises approximately 0.7% of Harbor Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $8,559,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. RoundAngle Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.3% in the second quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC now owns 25,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,930,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 11.2% during the 2nd quarter. Paragon Capital Management Ltd now owns 32,698 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,451,000 after purchasing an additional 3,305 shares in the last quarter. Genesee Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. Genesee Capital Advisors LLC now owns 14,150 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,061,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares during the last quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 12.5% in the 2nd quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA now owns 36,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,704,000 after purchasing an additional 4,017 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $516,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

EWJ stock opened at $81.00 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $82.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $78.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $59.84 and a one year high of $85.31.

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). 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.