iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Bought by Fortis Advisors LLC

Fortis Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 1.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,842 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 726 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises 1.7% of Fortis Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Fortis Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,606,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 18.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,490,881 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $513,500,000 after purchasing an additional 1,181,168 shares during the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 292.9% during the 3rd quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 760,567 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $54,411,000 after buying an additional 566,992 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 64.6% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,272,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $86,817,000 after buying an additional 499,193 shares during the last quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 48.8% during the 3rd quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,138,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $81,413,000 after buying an additional 373,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gateway Advisory LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $12,214,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $65.42 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $16.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $60.62 and a one year high of $73.24. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $68.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $69.12.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Company 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).