iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Purchased by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 11.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,034,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 203,875 shares during the quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company owned about 0.87% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $171,803,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. Narus Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Narus Financial Partners LLC now owns 4,472 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $361,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,070 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $248,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 2,849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $230,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 4,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $328,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 5,164 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $417,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $89.83 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $73.34 and a fifty-two week high of $97.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.29 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $92.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $89.46.

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.