Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. Purchases Shares of 7,400 iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 7,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $600,000. iShares MSCI Japan ETF makes up approximately 0.6% of Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,102,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,093,667,000 after purchasing an additional 662,373 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $50,155,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,411,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 44.9% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,261,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,540,000 after purchasing an additional 390,526 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 33,504.6% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 389,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $29,199,000 after purchasing an additional 388,318 shares in the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 1.1%

EWJ stock opened at $91.07 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $87.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $85.67. The company has a market cap of $21.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $71.09 and a twelve month high of $94.28.

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.