Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Boosts Stock Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 229.5% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 12,455 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 8,675 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $999,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 60.6% in the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,677,275 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $200,715,000 after acquiring an additional 1,010,345 shares during the last quarter. Johns Hopkins University acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $57,761,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 44.9% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,261,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,540,000 after purchasing an additional 390,526 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 33,504.6% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 389,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $29,199,000 after purchasing an additional 388,318 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 57.6% during the second quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 1,037,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $77,758,000 after purchasing an additional 378,947 shares in the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 3.8%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $89.40 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $17.45 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $59.84 and a twelve month high of $89.47. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $83.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of $81.45.

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). 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.