Metis Global Partners LLC Invests $20.51 Million in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Metis Global Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 254,067 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $20,513,000. Metis Global Partners LLC owned 0.13% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter worth $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter worth $26,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $89.29 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $89.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $86.83. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $71.09 and a 1 year high of $94.28. The stock has a market cap of $20.93 billion, a PE 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.