Advisory Alpha LLC Makes New $266,000 Investment in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Advisory Alpha LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 3,724 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $266,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. First Command Advisory Services Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 470,523.5% in the 1st quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 5,628,657 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $401,854,000 after purchasing an additional 5,627,461 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.2% during the third quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 2,428,696 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $146,426,000 after buying an additional 683,417 shares during the period. 1607 Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 15.6% during the fourth quarter. 1607 Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,209,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $141,724,000 after buying an additional 298,100 shares in the last quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 65.7% in the 4th quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University now owns 2,163,204 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $138,748,000 after buying an additional 857,819 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda lifted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 156.1% in the 4th quarter. SPX Gestao de Recursos Ltda now owns 1,644,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $105,446,000 after acquiring an additional 1,002,000 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $71.40 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $68.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $68.03. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $57.20 and a one year high of $72.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.47 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73.

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).