iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Purchased by Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 121.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 285,045 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 156,519 shares during the quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $24,069,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of EWJ. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 31.6% in the first quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 141,143 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,918,000 after purchasing an additional 33,923 shares during the period. Evernest Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 30.4% in the first quarter. Evernest Financial Advisors LLC now owns 38,501 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,376,000 after acquiring an additional 8,976 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 42.0% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 57,623 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,866,000 after acquiring an additional 17,047 shares in the last quarter. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.9% during the 1st quarter. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 94,570 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,258,000 after acquiring an additional 26,978 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lifeworks Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 34.5% during the 1st quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC now owns 31,367 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,649,000 after acquiring an additional 8,048 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $93.89 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $71.51 and a one year high of $97.52. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $92.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.35 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.