263,657 Shares in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Purchased by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 263,657 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $25,696,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 232,906 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,704,000 after purchasing an additional 7,510 shares during the last quarter. Banque Pictet & Cie SA acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at $3,800,000. Aspiriant LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at about $203,000. BFI Infinity Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at about $655,000. Finally, Nvwm LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at about $49,000. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of EWJ traded down $0.55 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $94.88. 5,044,460 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,840,595. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $79.47 and a fifty-two week high of $99.98. The business’s 50 day moving average is $96.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $93.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.71.

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.