iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Reaches New 52-Week High – Here’s What Happened

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) reached a new 52-week high on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $42.67 and last traded at $42.0450, with a volume of 32042 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $41.72.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $595.42 million, a P/E ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.49. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $40.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $39.12.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $1.7492 per share. This represents a yield of 882.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of EWJV. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 31.8% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 72,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,523,000 after acquiring an additional 17,506 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $328,000. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 196.0% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 17,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $609,000 after purchasing an additional 11,600 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 204.8% in the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 323,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,249,000 after buying an additional 217,502 shares during the period. Finally, Copia Wealth Management raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 11.2% during the 2nd quarter. Copia Wealth Management now owns 3,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $120,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the period.

About iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

The iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (EWJV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Japan Value index. The fund tracks a multi-factor-selected, market cap-weighted portfolio of Japanese equities. EWJV was launched on Mar 5, 2019 and is managed by BlackRock.