iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Acquired by Independence Wealth Advisors LLC

Independence Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 126.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 30,471 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 17,025 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF accounts for about 1.4% of Independence Wealth Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. Independence Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,970,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. Trek Financial LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 251.4% in the third quarter. Trek Financial LLC now owns 101,816 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,923,000 after acquiring an additional 72,843 shares in the last quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter worth $15,304,000. Pinkerton Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $215,000. Bell Investment Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $46,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $15,091,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $92.91 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.71. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $79.47 and a 1-year high of $99.98. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $96.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $91.75.

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.