Banco Santander S.A. Purchases 129,805 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Banco Santander S.A. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 153.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 214,372 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 129,805 shares during the quarter. Banco Santander S.A.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $14,384,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Sharp Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Sharp Financial Services LLC now owns 3,390 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $227,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 66.7% in the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 445 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. City Holding Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 25.0% in the fourth quarter. City Holding Co. now owns 1,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $67,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Camelot Technology Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Camelot Technology Advisors Inc. now owns 13,682 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $918,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WestEnd Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8.6% in the fourth quarter. WestEnd Advisors LLC now owns 2,636 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $177,000 after buying an additional 209 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

EWJ opened at $70.17 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $60.62 and a 12-month high of $73.24. The company has a market cap of $14.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.43 and a beta of 0.67. The company’s 50 day moving average is $68.06 and its 200 day moving average is $69.05.

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).