World Investment Advisors Boosts Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

World Investment Advisors boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 48.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 26,459 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 8,610 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,136,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 662,373 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position 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 purchasing an additional 390,526 shares during the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 14.0% during the third quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 1,181,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $94,799,000 after purchasing an additional 144,700 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter worth $50,155,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 549,906 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $44,108,000 after purchasing an additional 3,183 shares during the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 1.1%

NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $91.07 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $71.09 and a twelve month high of $94.28. The company has a market cap of $21.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $87.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $85.67.

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.