40,000 Shares in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Purchased by Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 40,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,731,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Solstein Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.3% during the second quarter. Solstein Capital LLC now owns 55,270 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,155,000 after purchasing an additional 1,229 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $5,387,000. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $84,000. G&S Capital LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Finally, Barry Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. Barry Investment Advisors LLC now owns 203,927 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,020,000 after purchasing an additional 1,075 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

EWJ stock opened at $95.22 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $93.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.04. The stock has a market cap of $22.55 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $77.38 and a one year high of $98.79.

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.