iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Acquired by Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 612,227.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 244,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 244,891 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp owned approximately 0.10% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $20,682,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 254.4% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,542,081 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $205,247,000 after purchasing an additional 1,824,734 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 511.5% during the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1,593.2% during the fourth quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 992,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $80,103,000 after acquiring an additional 933,517 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at about $50,155,000. Finally, Keewaydin Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $43,606,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $92.72 on Tuesday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $71.51 and a fifty-two week high of $97.52. The company has a market capitalization of $22.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $92.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $88.67.

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.