Banco Santander S.A. Has $28.30 Million Stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Banco Santander S.A. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 54.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 377,530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 133,796 shares during the quarter. Banco Santander S.A.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $28,303,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. LRI Investments LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 195.2% in the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 372 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 246 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. 64.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

EWJ stock opened at $82.50 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $15.27 billion, a price-to-earnings 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 $83.79. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $80.52 and a 200-day moving average of $75.58.

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).