iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Holdings Lowered by BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd

BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd decreased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 96.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 24,067 shares during the quarter. BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $87,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 98.6% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 5,048,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $426,300,000 after buying an additional 2,506,472 shares during the period. First Command Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 4,993,457 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $403,172,000 after buying an additional 13,894 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 2,671,796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $215,721,000 after acquiring an additional 11,881 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 11.1% in the first quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,034,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $171,803,000 after acquiring an additional 203,875 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 511.5% during the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,830,745 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $147,814,000 after acquiring an additional 1,531,363 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $97.00 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $22.97 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.69. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $78.21 and a 52 week high of $98.79. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $94.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $91.25.

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.