Alaska Wealth Advisors Acquires 3,382 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Alaska Wealth Advisors lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 3.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 104,207 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,382 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Japan ETF makes up about 1.1% of Alaska Wealth Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Alaska Wealth Advisors’ holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $6,992,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EWJ. CWM LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 46.7% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $193,000 after acquiring an additional 857 shares during the last quarter. CX Institutional lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 333,792 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $23,879,000 after purchasing an additional 6,226 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 44,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,161,000 after purchasing an additional 1,816 shares in the last quarter. Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $244,000. Finally, Sentry LLC increased its position in 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 valued at $322,000 after buying an additional 175 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $68.74 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $67.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $68.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $60.62 and a fifty-two week high of $73.24.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF 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).