6,414 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Purchased by Retirement Planning Group LLC

Retirement Planning Group LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 6,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $625,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,990,384 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $558,723,000 after acquiring an additional 128,092 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 98.6% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 5,048,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $426,300,000 after purchasing an additional 2,506,472 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 11.1% during the first quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,034,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $171,803,000 after purchasing an additional 203,875 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 1,600,219 shares during the period. Finally, Glenmede Trust Co. NA lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.3% during the first quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,428,598 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $120,631,000 after purchasing an additional 31,547 shares in the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWJ opened at $95.72 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.49 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.71. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $79.47 and a 1 year high of $99.98. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $96.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.57.

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.