World Investment Advisors Grows Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

World Investment Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 48.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,459 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,610 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,136,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Narus Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.6% in 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 during the period. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,070 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $248,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 25,396 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,050,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 2,849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $230,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Freestone Capital Holdings LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% during 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 during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $96.26 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $71.09 and a 52 week high of $96.52. The stock has a market cap of $22.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $91.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $87.39.

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). 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.