Optiver Holding B.V. Makes New $1.67 Million Investment in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Optiver Holding B.V. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 19,734 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,666,000.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.0% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 10,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $701,000 after acquiring an additional 2,869 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 229.1% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 38,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,886,000 after acquiring an additional 26,800 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 33,504.6% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 389,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $29,199,000 after purchasing an additional 388,318 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 546,723 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,988,000 after purchasing an additional 31,344 shares during the period. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 46.3% during 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 purchasing an additional 89,999 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $92.39 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $21.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The business’s fifty day moving average is $92.80 and its 200 day moving average is $89.58. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $73.34 and a twelve month high of $97.52.

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.