SSI Investment Management LLC Takes $4.58 Million Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

SSI Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 57,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $4,581,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 60.6% during the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,677,275 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $200,715,000 after acquiring an additional 1,010,345 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 44.9% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,261,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,540,000 after purchasing an additional 390,526 shares during the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 57.6% during the second quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 1,037,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $77,758,000 after purchasing an additional 378,947 shares during the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 787,562 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $59,044,000 after purchasing an additional 4,252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Johns Hopkins University bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $57,761,000. 64.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 0.1%

EWJ stock opened at $85.48 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $59.84 and a twelve month high of $86.00. The firm has a market cap of $16.89 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a 50 day moving average of $82.56 and a 200 day moving average of $80.07.

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). 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.