JGP Wealth Management LLC Purchases 741 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

JGP Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 11.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,475 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 741 shares during the period. JGP Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $535,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Black Maple Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 35.6% during the fourth quarter. Black Maple Capital Management LP now owns 37,334 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,395,000 after acquiring an additional 9,809 shares during the last quarter. Burford Brothers Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $495,000. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $637,000. Sun Life Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. now owns 108,389 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,952,000 after acquiring an additional 8,210 shares during the period. Finally, Integrated Advisors Network LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 8,401 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $539,000 after buying an additional 420 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock traded up $0.14 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $71.04. The stock had a trading volume of 2,070,850 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,116,281. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $69.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.15. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $57.20 and a 1-year 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).