a16z Perennial Management L.P. Purchases Shares of 118,984 iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

a16z Perennial Management L.P. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 118,984 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $9,544,000. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises approximately 0.6% of a16z Perennial Management L.P.’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest position. a16z Perennial Management L.P. owned 0.06% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EWJ. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 60.6% in the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 44.9% during the 2nd 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 increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 57.6% in 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 period. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.5% in the second 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Johns Hopkins University purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the second quarter worth about $57,761,000. 64.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 3.8%

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $89.40 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $83.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $81.39. The company has a market capitalization of $17.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $59.84 and a 52 week high of $89.47.

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.