Brevan Howard Capital Management LP Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Brevan Howard Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 63,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $5,041,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of EWJ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,102,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,093,667,000 after purchasing an additional 662,373 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 60.6% in the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,677,275 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $200,715,000 after buying an additional 1,010,345 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 44.9% in 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 buying an additional 390,526 shares in the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 14.0% during the 3rd quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 1,181,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $94,799,000 after buying an additional 144,700 shares during the period. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.5% during 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 buying an additional 4,252 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $83.36 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $87.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $83.69. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $59.84 and a 1 year high of $94.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

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.