Prudential PLC Grows Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Prudential PLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 27.9% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 128,755 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,049 shares during the period. Prudential PLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $8,786,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 164.6% during the 1st quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 381 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Whittier Trust Co. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 410.5% in the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 439 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares in the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 665.0% during the 2nd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 941 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 818 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

EWJ opened at $69.33 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $69.02. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $57.20 and a 12 month high of $72.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73.

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).