Bank of Montreal Can Buys 1,181,168 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 18.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 7,490,881 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,181,168 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can owned 3.06% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $513,500,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 17.4% during the second quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 1,048 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the period. Continuum Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 25,739 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,756,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Verger Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.5% in the second quarter. Verger Capital Management LLC now owns 38,939 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,657,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares during the period. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Redmont Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,287 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $449,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the period. Finally, Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

EWJ stock opened at $71.27 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $69.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.05. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $57.20 and a twelve month high of $72.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.44 billion, a PE 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).