Bessemer Group Inc. Has $5.63 Million Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Bessemer Group Inc. raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 105.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 70,216 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 36,104 shares during the quarter. Bessemer Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $5,633,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 60.6% in the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,677,275 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $200,715,000 after purchasing an additional 1,010,345 shares during the last quarter. Johns Hopkins University acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $57,761,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 44.9% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,261,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,540,000 after buying an additional 390,526 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 33,504.6% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 389,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $29,199,000 after acquiring an additional 388,318 shares during the period. Finally, BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 57.6% during the 2nd quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 1,037,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $77,758,000 after acquiring an additional 378,947 shares during the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 3.8%

EWJ opened at $89.40 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $59.84 and a 1-year high of $89.47. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $83.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $81.45. The stock has a market cap of $17.45 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

About iShares MSCI Japan ETF

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.