Arizona PSPRS Trust Acquires New Stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Arizona PSPRS Trust purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 67,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $4,807,000. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises approximately 0.2% of Arizona PSPRS Trust’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest position.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in EWJ. Atom Investors LP acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,212,000. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 292.9% in the 3rd quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 760,567 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $54,411,000 after purchasing an additional 566,992 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter worth $202,000. Captrust Financial Advisors bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter worth $464,000. Finally, Centric Wealth Management acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at $202,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 2.7 %

Shares of EWJ opened at $69.69 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $69.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $69.07. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $60.62 and a 12 month high of $73.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73.

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).