iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Stock Acquired by Yousif Capital Management LLC

Yousif Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 14.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 56,909 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 7,299 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $5,546,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 612,227.5% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 244,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $20,682,000 after buying an additional 244,891 shares in the last quarter. Noble Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $531,000. Lifeworks Advisors LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 34.5% during the 1st quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC now owns 31,367 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,649,000 after acquiring an additional 8,048 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 706.6% during the 3rd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 21,858 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,086,000 after acquiring an additional 19,148 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1,048.8% during the 2nd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 101,087 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,428,000 after acquiring an additional 92,288 shares during the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

EWJ opened at $94.10 on Monday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $79.47 and a 1 year high of $99.98. The company has a market capitalization of $23.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.71. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $96.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.69.

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). 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.