Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Buys 26,758 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 42.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 89,308 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,758 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $7,163,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. D.A. Davidson & CO. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,096,000. RoundAngle Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.3% during the second quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC now owns 25,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,930,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. Bfsg LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter worth $5,704,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the second quarter worth $516,000. Finally, Genesee Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 5.6% in the second quarter. Genesee Capital Advisors LLC now owns 14,150 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,061,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares during the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $85.72 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $83.11 and its 200-day moving average is $80.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $59.84 and a one year high of $86.31.

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). 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.