Sapient Capital LLC Purchases Shares of 8,078 iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Sapient Capital LLC purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 8,078 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $542,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 66.7% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 445 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $45,000. City Holding Co. grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 25.0% during the fourth quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 1,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $72,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of EWJ opened at $68.74 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $16.82 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $67.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $68.78. 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).