Bank of Montreal Can Has $549.84 Million Stock Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Bank of Montreal Can lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,735,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 244,641 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $549,841,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 234.0% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 9,914 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $709,000 after purchasing an additional 6,946 shares during the period. Crewe Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1,170.5% in the third quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 5,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $383,000 after acquiring an additional 4,928 shares during the last quarter. Okabena Investment Services Inc. acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $300,000. Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 31,444 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,249,000 after purchasing an additional 971 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Biltmore Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter worth $204,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

EWJ traded up $0.47 during trading on Monday, hitting $68.42. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 480,961 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,726,451. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $60.62 and a twelve month high of $73.24. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $69.55 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).