Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC Takes $504,000 Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 6,287 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $504,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. 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 buying an additional 662,373 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 60.6% in the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,677,275 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $200,715,000 after buying an additional 1,010,345 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 44.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,261,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,540,000 after acquiring an additional 390,526 shares during the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 57.6% during the 2nd quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 1,037,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $77,758,000 after acquiring an additional 378,947 shares during the period. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.5% in the second quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 787,562 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $59,044,000 after acquiring an additional 4,252 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $91.38 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $59.84 and a 1 year high of $94.28. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $85.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.46. The company has a market cap of $17.83 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.