iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Acquired by Element Pointe Advisors LLC

Element Pointe Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 15.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 135,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,834 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises approximately 2.3% of Element Pointe Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Element Pointe Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $10,839,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 60.6% during the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,677,275 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $200,715,000 after buying an additional 1,010,345 shares during the last quarter. Johns Hopkins University bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $57,761,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.6% during 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 acquiring an additional 662,373 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $32,411,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted 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 worth $94,540,000 after acquiring an additional 390,526 shares during the period. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $88.59 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $17.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $59.84 and a 1-year high of $94.28. The business’s 50 day moving average is $86.93 and its 200-day moving average is $83.38.

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.