Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Buys 16,634 Shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MUFG)

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MUFG) by 5.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 314,013 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 16,634 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group were worth $3,360,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of MUFG. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 19.3% in the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 23,179 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,000 after acquiring an additional 3,753 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 48.3% during the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 155,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,343,000 after buying an additional 50,758 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,873,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,567,000 after buying an additional 53,757 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 96,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $828,000 after buying an additional 6,001 shares during the period. 13.59% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Price Performance

Shares of MUFG stock opened at $10.33 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $10.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $121.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.87, a P/E/G ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.92. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. has a 52-week low of $7.89 and a 52-week high of $11.72.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE:MUFG) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $22.61 billion during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group had a net margin of 11.73% and a return on equity of 7.46%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. will post 0.88 earnings per share for the current year.

About Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc operates as the bank holding company for MUFG Bank, Ltd. that provides various financial services in Japan, the United States, Europe, Asia/Oceania, and internationally. It operates through Digital Service Business Group; Retail & Commercial Banking Business Group; Japanese Corporate & Investment Banking Business Group; Asset Management & Investor Services Business Group; Global Corporate & Investment Banking Business Group; Global Commercial Banking Business Group; and Global Markets Business Group segments.