North Forty Two & Co. Purchases Shares of 3,025 iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

North Forty Two & Co. purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 3,025 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $203,000.

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

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

EWJ opened at $70.89 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.35 and a beta of 0.65. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $68.46 and its 200-day moving average is $68.94. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $60.62 and a 52-week high of $73.24.

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).