180 Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases 239 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

180 Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 6.1% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 4,184 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 239 shares during the quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $299,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of EWJ. New York Life Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.7% in the fourth quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 165,063 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,587,000 after purchasing an additional 11,818 shares in the last quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC now owns 141,763 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,093,000 after purchasing an additional 10,810 shares in the last quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. now owns 31,898 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,046,000 after buying an additional 2,715 shares during the period. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd now owns 87,490 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,612,000 after purchasing an additional 7,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 114.7% during the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 133,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,547,000 after purchasing an additional 71,193 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of EWJ stock traded up $0.90 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $68.55. The stock had a trading volume of 1,944,585 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,463,516. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $57.20 and a 1-year high of $72.07. The firm has a market cap of $16.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The business’s fifty day moving average is $67.97 and its 200-day moving average is $67.53.

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).