Barings LLC Raises Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Barings LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 89.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 335,770 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 158,622 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Japan ETF accounts for about 0.5% of Barings LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Barings LLC owned approximately 0.14% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $28,352,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Focus Partners Wealth increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.0% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 10,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $701,000 after purchasing an additional 2,869 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 229.1% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 38,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,886,000 after acquiring an additional 26,800 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 33,504.6% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 389,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $29,199,000 after acquiring an additional 388,318 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 546,723 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $40,988,000 after acquiring an additional 31,344 shares during the period. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 46.3% during the 2nd quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 284,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $21,318,000 after acquiring an additional 89,999 shares during the period. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $91.91 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $71.71 and a 52 week high of $97.52. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $92.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $88.92. The firm has a market cap of $21.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

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.