NewEdge Wealth LLC Acquires 9,541 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

NewEdge Wealth LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 41.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 32,655 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 9,541 shares during the quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,757,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. First Command Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 4,993,457 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $403,172,000 after buying an additional 13,894 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 2,671,796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $215,721,000 after acquiring an additional 11,881 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 254.4% during 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 during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $147,814,000 after acquiring an additional 1,531,363 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 25.8% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,798,753 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $145,231,000 after acquiring an additional 369,260 shares in the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $91.21 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $21.62 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $92.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $89.30. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $73.34 and a 12-month 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.