OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp Purchases Shares of 452,489 iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 452,489 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $38,222,000. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp owned 0.19% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 254.4% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,542,081 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $205,247,000 after acquiring an additional 1,824,734 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2,279.0% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,670,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $141,051,000 after purchasing an additional 1,600,219 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 511.5% during the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,830,745 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $147,814,000 after purchasing an additional 1,531,363 shares in the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1,593.2% during the 4th quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 992,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $80,103,000 after purchasing an additional 933,517 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $50,155,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

EWJ opened at $91.21 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $21.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $92.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $89.30. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $73.34 and a 1 year high of $97.52.

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.