iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Purchased by WestEnd Advisors LLC

WestEnd Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 8.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,636 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 209 shares during the period. WestEnd Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $177,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,735,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $549,841,000 after buying an additional 244,641 shares in the last quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 1,346,971 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $96,362,000 after acquiring an additional 17,765 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 48.8% in the 3rd quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,138,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $81,413,000 after acquiring an additional 373,000 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,098,246 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $78,568,000 after acquiring an additional 27,172 shares during the period. Finally, Millburn Ridgefield Corp lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.1% during the third quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 820,781 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $58,719,000 after purchasing an additional 17,042 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $68.48 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $67.95 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $68.79. 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).