LM Advisors LLC Grows Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

LM Advisors LLC raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 1.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,365 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 432 shares during the quarter. LM Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $1,769,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Sharp Financial Services LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Sharp Financial Services LLC now owns 3,390 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $227,000 after acquiring 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% during the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 445 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. City Holding Co. grew its position 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 valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Camelot Technology Advisors Inc. increased its stake in 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 valued at $918,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WestEnd Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8.6% during 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 period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

EWJ opened at $70.75 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $60.62 and a 12 month high of $73.24. The business has a 50-day moving average of $69.09 and a two-hundred day moving average of $68.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.35 and a beta of 0.65.

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).