iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Holdings Increased by FPC Investment Advisory Inc.

FPC Investment Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 39.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 94,570 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,978 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Japan ETF accounts for approximately 3.3% of FPC Investment Advisory Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. FPC Investment Advisory Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $8,258,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in EWJ. First Command Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.3% in the 4th 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 boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 2,671,796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $215,721,000 after buying an additional 11,881 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 254.4% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,542,081 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $205,247,000 after buying an additional 1,824,734 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 511.5% in the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,830,745 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $147,814,000 after acquiring an additional 1,531,363 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 25.8% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,798,753 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $145,231,000 after acquiring an additional 369,260 shares in the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $94.55 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $92.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $88.59. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $71.51 and a fifty-two week high of $97.52. The company has a market capitalization of $22.52 billion, a PE 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.