Flaharty Asset Management LLC Boosts Stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Flaharty Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 2,585.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,921 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,775 shares during the quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $263,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 24.5% during the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 7,298 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $490,000 after purchasing an additional 1,435 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 22.5% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 65,259 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,644,000 after purchasing an additional 11,993 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 52.2% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 33,849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,271,000 after purchasing an additional 11,611 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 60.0% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 7,329 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $492,000 after purchasing an additional 2,747 shares during the period. Finally, Arizona PSPRS Trust purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $4,807,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $68.47 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $60.62 and a fifty-two week high of $73.24. The firm has a market cap of $13.72 billion, a PE ratio of 15.43 and a beta of 0.67. The business’s fifty day moving average is $67.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.00.

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).