Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC Has $1.26 Million Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 108.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 14,962 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,780 shares during the quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $1,263,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.0% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 10,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $701,000 after purchasing an additional 2,869 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 229.1% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 38,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,886,000 after buying an additional 26,800 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 33,504.6% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 389,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $29,199,000 after buying an additional 388,318 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6.1% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 546,723 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,988,000 after buying an additional 31,344 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 46.3% in the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 284,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,318,000 after buying an additional 89,999 shares during the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $93.27 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $71.51 and a 12 month high of $97.52. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $91.70 and a 200-day moving average of $87.93. The company has a market capitalization of $21.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

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.