Palisades Hudson Asset Management L.P. Acquires 1,994 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Palisades Hudson Asset Management L.P. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 1.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 123,069 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,994 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises about 3.5% of Palisades Hudson Asset Management L.P.’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Palisades Hudson Asset Management L.P.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $8,258,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,735,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $549,841,000 after buying an additional 244,641 shares during the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 6,017,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $403,768,000 after buying an additional 90,766 shares during the last quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.3% in the third quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,346,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $96,362,000 after buying an additional 17,765 shares during the last quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 48.8% in the third 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 last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,098,246 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $78,568,000 after buying an additional 27,172 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $68.68 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $68.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $69.02. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $60.62 and a 52 week high of $73.24. The company has a market capitalization of $13.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.43 and a beta of 0.67.

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).