iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ – Get Free Report) saw unusually large options trading activity on Tuesday. Traders acquired 45,545 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 464% compared to the average volume of 8,079 call options.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares MSCI Japan ETF
A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vinland Capital Management Gestora de Recursos LTDA. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 0.4%
Shares of EWJ stock opened at $94.45 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $87.23. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $71.09 and a 52 week high of $95.88. The company has a market cap of $22.14 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.
About iShares MSCI Japan ETF
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.
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