iShares MSCI Qatar ETF $QAT Shares Acquired by Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV

Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF (NASDAQ:QAT) by 2.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 52,890 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,474 shares during the period. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV’s holdings in iShares MSCI Qatar ETF were worth $944,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Denali Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF by 13.3% during the first quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 5,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF by 7.8% in the 1st quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 30,937 shares of the company’s stock valued at $552,000 after acquiring an additional 2,227 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF by 7.2% in the 1st quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 159,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,850,000 after acquiring an additional 10,789 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF by 1,294.5% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $235,000 after acquiring an additional 12,181 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Qatar ETF by 111.8% in the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 32,411 shares of the company’s stock valued at $581,000 after acquiring an additional 17,110 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ QAT opened at $19.37 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $19.58 and its 200 day moving average price is $18.70. iShares MSCI Qatar ETF has a 1 year low of $16.78 and a 1 year high of $20.64. The company has a market cap of $80.39 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.93 and a beta of 0.48.

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 20th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th were given a $0.4339 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. This is a positive change from iShares MSCI Qatar ETF’s previous dividend of $0.29.

iShares MSCI Qatar ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Qatar ETF (QAT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI All Qatar Capped index, a market-cap-weighted index of large-, mid and small-cap Qatari companies. QAT was launched on Apr 29, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.