Centaurus Financial Inc. Purchases Shares of 15,272 iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Centaurus Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 15,272 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,290,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EWJ. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 28.2% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 12,503 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,056,000 after acquiring an additional 2,752 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 98.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 5,048,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $426,300,000 after acquiring an additional 2,506,472 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $2,916,000. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8.2% during the 1st quarter. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd now owns 4,059 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $343,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 36.4% during the 1st quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP now owns 1,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $127,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 1.0%

EWJ stock opened at $92.39 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $73.34 and a twelve month high of $97.52. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $92.80 and its 200-day moving average is $89.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.84 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.