Cerity Partners LLC Acquires 971 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 31,444 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 971 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,249,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Granite Bay Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8,308.4% in the 2nd quarter. Granite Bay Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,864,311 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $536,562,000 after acquiring an additional 7,770,782 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 508.8% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 6,692,020 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $456,663,000 after purchasing an additional 5,592,738 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 18.7% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,490,881 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $513,500,000 after purchasing an additional 1,181,168 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 64.6% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,272,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $86,817,000 after buying an additional 499,193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Angeles Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 48.8% during the 3rd quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,138,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $81,413,000 after buying an additional 373,000 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of EWJ opened at $69.69 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $17.05 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $60.62 and a one year high of $73.24. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $69.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $69.07.

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).