Syon Capital LLC Raises Stock Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Syon Capital LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 21.9% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 82,511 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,833 shares during the period. Syon Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $7,696,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings 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 valued at $426,300,000 after buying an additional 2,506,472 shares during the period. First Command Advisory Services Inc. increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.3% during 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 acquiring an additional 13,894 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.4% during 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 acquiring an additional 11,881 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted 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 valued at $171,803,000 after acquiring an additional 203,875 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted 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 valued at $147,814,000 after acquiring an additional 1,531,363 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $97.90 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.69. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $94.12 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $91.09. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $78.14 and a 52-week high of $98.79.

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.