Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Grows Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 10.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 204,325 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,978 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned 0.10% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $16,518,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,102,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,093,667,000 after purchasing an additional 662,373 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 44.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,261,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,540,000 after buying an additional 390,526 shares during the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 1,181,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,799,000 after buying an additional 144,700 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $50,155,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 549,906 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $44,108,000 after buying an additional 3,183 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 0.2%

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $90.92 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $87.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $85.73. The firm has a market cap of $21.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $71.09 and a 52 week high of $94.28.

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.