iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) is GFS Advisors LLC’s 8th Largest Position

GFS Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 4.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 258,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,100 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Japan ETF accounts for about 2.6% of GFS Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. GFS Advisors LLC owned about 0.11% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $17,347,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Sharp Financial Services LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Sharp Financial Services LLC now owns 3,390 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $227,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Sentry LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Sentry LLC now owns 4,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $322,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 66.7% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 445 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. City Holding Co. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 25.0% during the 4th quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 1,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Camelot Technology Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Camelot Technology Advisors Inc. now owns 13,682 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $918,000 after buying an additional 207 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $68.31 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $60.62 and a fifty-two week high of $73.24. The company has a market capitalization of $16.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $67.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $68.86.

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).