Hodges Capital Management Inc. Makes New $386,000 Investment in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Hodges Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 5,411 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $386,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. CWM LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 12.5% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $98,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 5,357 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $344,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Breakwater Capital Group grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 4,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $308,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the period. Windham Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Windham Capital Management LLC now owns 13,940 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $894,000 after acquiring an additional 190 shares during the period. Finally, Whitaker Myers Wealth Managers LTD. increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Whitaker Myers Wealth Managers LTD. now owns 8,494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $545,000 after buying an additional 227 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 0.9 %

EWJ traded up $0.59 during trading on Friday, hitting $68.24. 4,208,039 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,481,769. The company has a market cap of $16.69 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $57.20 and a 1 year high of $72.07. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $68.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $67.56.

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).