Sarasin & Partners LLP Buys 6,802 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Sarasin & Partners LLP raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 8.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 92,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,802 shares during the quarter. Sarasin & Partners LLP’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $8,605,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 98.6% during 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 purchasing an additional 2,506,472 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2,279.0% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,670,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $141,051,000 after buying an additional 1,600,219 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 511.5% during 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 buying an additional 1,531,363 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1,593.2% during the fourth quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 992,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $80,103,000 after buying an additional 933,517 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter worth $50,155,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $95.15 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $22.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $92.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $89.88. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $76.33 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.