iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Bought by Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 10,523 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 220 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $753,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the first quarter worth $265,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 9.1% during the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 9,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $699,000 after purchasing an additional 820 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $218,000. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $27,528,000. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 23.1% during the 1st quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 7,104 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $507,000 after buying an additional 1,335 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $67.95 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.07. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $60.62 and a 12 month high of $73.24.

About iShares MSCI Japan ETF

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).