Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Has $2.73 Million Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ – Free Report) by 69.8% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 32,343 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,290 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,731,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. First Command Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 4,993,457 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $403,172,000 after purchasing an additional 13,894 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 2,671,796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $215,721,000 after buying an additional 11,881 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 254.4% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,542,081 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $205,247,000 after buying an additional 1,824,734 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 511.5% in 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 buying an additional 1,531,363 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 25.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,798,753 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $145,231,000 after buying an additional 369,260 shares during the period. 64.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $93.07 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $92.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $88.31. The firm has a market cap of $22.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $71.51 and a 52-week high of $97.52.

About iShares MSCI Japan ETF

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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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