Capital Analysts LLC Grows Stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Capital Analysts LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 52.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,240 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,452 shares during the period. Capital Analysts LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $272,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. Oak Family Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Oak Family Advisors LLC now owns 79,546 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,102,000 after buying an additional 954 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 342,597 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,974,000 after purchasing an additional 10,898 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 27.7% in the fourth quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 149,990 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,619,000 after buying an additional 32,500 shares in the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Meitav Investment House Ltd. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $48,792,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $67.09 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $57.20 and a 12-month high of $72.07. The company has a market cap of $16.41 billion, a PE ratio of 13.99 and a beta of 0.73. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $69.49 and a 200 day moving average of $64.93.

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).