Sarasin & Partners LLP Has $8.61 Million Stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Sarasin & Partners LLP boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 8.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 92,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,802 shares during the quarter. Sarasin & Partners LLP’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $8,605,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 98.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 5,048,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $426,300,000 after purchasing an additional 2,506,472 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2,279.0% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,670,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $141,051,000 after buying an additional 1,600,219 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 511.5% in the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,830,745 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $147,814,000 after acquiring an additional 1,531,363 shares in the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd boosted its position 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 acquiring an additional 933,517 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $50,155,000. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 0.0%

NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $95.15 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $76.33 and a 12-month high of $97.52. The company has a market capitalization of $22.54 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $92.96 and its 200-day moving average is $89.88.

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.