iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Holdings Lifted by Stephens Greth Foundation

Stephens Greth Foundation boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 378.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 287,652 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 227,524 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF makes up about 7.6% of Stephens Greth Foundation’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Stephens Greth Foundation’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $24,289,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.0% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 10,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $701,000 after acquiring an additional 2,869 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 229.1% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 38,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,886,000 after purchasing an additional 26,800 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 33,504.6% during the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 389,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $29,199,000 after purchasing an additional 388,318 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6.1% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 546,723 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $40,988,000 after purchasing an additional 31,344 shares during the period. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 46.3% during the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 284,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $21,318,000 after purchasing an additional 89,999 shares during the period. 64.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $92.74 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $22.10 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $92.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $89.14. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $72.73 and a twelve month high of $97.52.

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.