Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. Makes New $3.47 Million Investment in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 48,433 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,465,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8.5% during the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 40,491 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,889,000 after acquiring an additional 3,183 shares during the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $227,000. Blair William & Co. IL lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 9.2% during the 1st quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 36,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,579,000 after acquiring an additional 3,039 shares during the last quarter. Nwam LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 26.2% during the 1st quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 5,127 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $353,000 after acquiring an additional 1,063 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $265,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $67.49 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $60.62 and a one year high of $73.24. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $69.74 and a 200-day moving average of $69.08. The company has a market capitalization of $16.51 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).