Performa Ltd US LLC Raises Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Performa Ltd US LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 1.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,701 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 480 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises 1.0% of Performa Ltd US LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Performa Ltd US LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,290,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 10.5% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 103,842 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,261,000 after acquiring an additional 9,865 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 33.0% during the third quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 53,623 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,233,000 after purchasing an additional 13,306 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 91,085 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,491,000 after purchasing an additional 4,078 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 36.5% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 62,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,742,000 after buying an additional 16,604 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 119.9% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 231,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,955,000 after buying an additional 126,185 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

EWJ stock traded down $0.15 during trading on Thursday, hitting $67.89. 727,132 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,449,897. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $57.20 and a 1 year high of $72.07. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $69.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $65.81. The company has a market cap of $16.61 billion, a PE 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).