Hyposwiss Advisors SA Invests $3.45 Million in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Hyposwiss Advisors SA bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 42,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,452,000. iShares MSCI Japan ETF accounts for approximately 3.4% of Hyposwiss Advisors SA’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.0% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 10,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $701,000 after buying an additional 2,869 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 229.1% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 38,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,886,000 after buying an additional 26,800 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 33,504.6% during 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 buying an additional 388,318 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6.1% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 546,723 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,988,000 after buying an additional 31,344 shares during the period. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 46.3% during the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 284,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,318,000 after buying an additional 89,999 shares during the period. 64.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $94.45 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $22.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The company’s 50 day moving average is $90.70 and its 200 day moving average is $87.23. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $71.09 and a 52-week high of $95.88.

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.