Pictet North America Advisors SA Has $6.28 Million Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Pictet North America Advisors SA increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 33.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 77,765 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 19,610 shares during the quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $6,279,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,918,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at $1,096,000. Bfsg LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at $5,704,000. Centaurus Financial Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the second quarter worth $1,431,000. Finally, 3EDGE Asset Management LP bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter worth $1,067,000. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $86.48 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.88 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $87.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $84.05. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $59.84 and a 52-week high of $94.28.

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.