Jones Financial Companies Lllp Buys 7,909 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 26.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 37,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,909 shares during the quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $3,033,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the second quarter valued at about $36,000. Front Row Advisors LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the second quarter valued at about $44,000. Allianz SE grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 262.0% in the second quarter. Allianz SE now owns 1,010 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 731 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Activest Wealth Management grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 28.2% in the third quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 1,227 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $98,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $89.40 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $59.84 and a twelve month high of $89.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.45 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The stock 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.