iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Bought by First Command Advisory Services Inc.

First Command Advisory Services Inc. raised its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 1.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 6,017,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 90,766 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises approximately 3.8% of First Command Advisory Services Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. First Command Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $403,768,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of EWJ. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6,610.0% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 342,210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $22,962,000 after acquiring an additional 337,110 shares during the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 49,154 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,298,000 after buying an additional 721 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 4th quarter worth $1,598,000. Avalon Capital Management acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $966,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $465,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

EWJ opened at $69.51 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $13.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.43 and a beta of 0.67. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $60.62 and a 1-year high of $73.24. The company’s 50 day moving average is $67.74 and its 200-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).