Keewaydin Investments LLC Invests $43.61 Million in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Keewaydin Investments LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 540,076 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $43,606,000. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises 11.6% of Keewaydin Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,102,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,093,667,000 after buying an additional 662,373 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 44.9% during 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 acquiring an additional 390,526 shares during the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 14.0% during the third quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 1,181,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,799,000 after acquiring an additional 144,700 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $50,155,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 549,906 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $44,108,000 after acquiring an additional 3,183 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

EWJ stock opened at $93.94 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $89.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $86.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.02 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $71.09 and a 1 year high of $94.28.

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.