iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Purchased by Harbor Capital Advisors Inc.

Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 47.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 106,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 34,166 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises 0.7% of Harbor Capital Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. owned approximately 0.06% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $8,559,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2,106.3% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,398,952 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $164,472,000 after acquiring an additional 2,290,221 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 60.6% during the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,677,275 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $200,715,000 after purchasing an additional 1,010,345 shares in the last quarter. Johns Hopkins University acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $57,761,000. Strs Ohio purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $35,041,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 44.9% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,261,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $94,540,000 after buying an additional 390,526 shares during the period. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 0.2%

EWJ stock opened at $81.00 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $82.56 and a 200-day moving average of $78.98. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $59.84 and a 12-month high of $85.31. The company has a market cap of $15.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

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.