Idaho Trust Co Makes New Investment in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Idaho Trust Co acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 71,203 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $6,939,000. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises approximately 2.1% of Idaho Trust Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in EWJ. Diversify Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 706.6% during the 3rd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 21,858 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,086,000 after purchasing an additional 19,148 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 612,227.5% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 244,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $20,682,000 after buying an additional 244,891 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.8% in the third quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 374,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $36,482,000 after buying an additional 13,580 shares during the last quarter. Noble Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $531,000. Finally, Lifeworks Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 34.5% in the first quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC now owns 31,367 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,649,000 after buying an additional 8,048 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWJ opened at $91.48 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $79.47 and a 1 year high of $99.98. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $96.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $91.95. The company has a market capitalization of $23.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.76.

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.