iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Purchased by RFG Advisory LLC

RFG Advisory LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 104.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 18,925 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,665 shares during the period. RFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $1,350,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 42.9% in the 1st quarter. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. now owns 160,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,416,000 after acquiring an additional 48,000 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 80.8% in the 1st quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 48,545 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,464,000 after acquiring an additional 21,689 shares during the period. Bank of New Hampshire increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 64.4% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New Hampshire now owns 1,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $106,000 after acquiring an additional 580 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 14.5% in the 1st quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 8,722 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $622,000 after acquiring an additional 1,105 shares during the period. Finally, EWG Elevate Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $220,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $66.01 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $68.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $67.44. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $57.20 and a 1 year high of $72.07. The company has a market cap of $16.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Profile

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).