Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Has $21.11 Million Stock Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS reduced its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 16.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 250,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 50,000 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $21,110,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EWJ. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 254.4% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,542,081 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $205,247,000 after purchasing an additional 1,824,734 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 511.5% during the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,830,745 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $147,814,000 after buying an additional 1,531,363 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1,593.2% during the fourth quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 992,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $80,103,000 after buying an additional 933,517 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $50,155,000. Finally, Keewaydin Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $43,606,000. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $94.55 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $22.52 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $92.65 and a 200-day moving average of $88.59. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $71.51 and a one year high of $97.52.

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.