Empowered Funds LLC Purchases Shares of 34,531 iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 34,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,916,000.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Narus Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Narus Financial Partners LLC now owns 4,472 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $361,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,070 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $248,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 4,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $328,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 5,164 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $417,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Patten Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.5% during the 1st quarter. Patten Group Inc. now owns 4,023 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $340,000 after buying an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 1.8%

EWJ stock opened at $94.61 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $92.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $89.74. The company has a market capitalization of $22.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $74.79 and a twelve month high of $97.52.

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). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.