Sun Life Financial Inc. Buys 3,100 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Sun Life Financial Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 5.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 60,282 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,100 shares during the quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $4,519,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MBA Advisors LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. MBA Advisors LLC now owns 4,629 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $347,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 16.5% during the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $109,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the period. Finley Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 10.4% during the 2nd quarter. Finley Financial LLC now owns 2,760 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $207,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 10.5% in the second quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 2,748 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $206,000 after buying an additional 262 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Narus Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 9.1% in the second quarter. Narus Financial Partners LLC now owns 3,490 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $262,000 after buying an additional 290 shares during the period. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 0.6%

EWJ opened at $82.53 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $82.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $77.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $59.84 and a 12 month high of $84.54.

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).