BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd Buys Shares of 62,956 iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 62,956 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $5,050,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.0% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 10,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $701,000 after acquiring an additional 2,869 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 93,063 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,977,000 after purchasing an additional 2,934 shares during the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 16.5% during the second quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $109,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2,486.8% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 15,831 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,187,000 after purchasing an additional 15,219 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 33.2% in the second quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 2,445 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $183,000 after purchasing an additional 610 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $83.36 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $16.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $59.84 and a fifty-two week high of $94.28. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $87.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $83.66.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF 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.