Cooper Investors PTY Ltd. Cuts Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Cooper Investors PTY Ltd. decreased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 27.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 52,363 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 19,487 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises approximately 2.2% of Cooper Investors PTY Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Cooper Investors PTY Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $4,884,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 98.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 5,048,553 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $426,300,000 after acquiring an additional 2,506,472 shares in the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 4,993,457 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $403,172,000 after purchasing an additional 13,894 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 2,671,796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $215,721,000 after purchasing an additional 11,881 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 11.1% in the first quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,034,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $171,803,000 after purchasing an additional 203,875 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 511.5% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,830,745 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $147,814,000 after purchasing an additional 1,531,363 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

EWJ stock opened at $94.61 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $22.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $89.74. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $74.79 and a one year high of $97.52.

About iShares MSCI Japan ETF

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.