iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV) Hits New 52-Week High – Here’s What Happened

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (NASDAQ:EWJV)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $46.00 and last traded at $45.92, with a volume of 334257 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $45.32.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Trading Up 0.4%

The stock has a market capitalization of $662.90 million, a P/E ratio of 10.93 and a beta of 0.49. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $41.67 and its 200-day moving average is $39.77.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 16th were issued a $1.7492 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 882.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 16th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of EWJV. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 31.8% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 72,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,523,000 after buying an additional 17,506 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $328,000. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 196.0% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 17,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $609,000 after buying an additional 11,600 shares in the last quarter. TPG Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $431,000. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF by 204.8% during the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 323,709 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,249,000 after acquiring an additional 217,502 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF (EWJV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Japan Value index. The fund tracks a multi-factor-selected, market cap-weighted portfolio of Japanese equities. EWJV was launched on Mar 5, 2019 and is managed by BlackRock.