Breakwater Capital Group Boosts Stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Breakwater Capital Group lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 8.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 7,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 616 shares during the quarter. Breakwater Capital Group’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $507,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 27.2% during the fourth quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,386 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $361,000 after purchasing an additional 1,151 shares in the last quarter. Fortis Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Fortis Advisors LLC now owns 38,842 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,606,000 after buying an additional 726 shares in the last quarter. Granite Bay Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8.8% during the 4th quarter. Granite Bay Wealth Management LLC now owns 179,651 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,055,000 after buying an additional 14,491 shares in the last quarter. Claro Advisors LLC lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 32.1% in the 4th quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 8,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $591,000 after buying an additional 2,142 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $216,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

EWJ stock opened at $65.29 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $15.97 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a one year low of $60.62 and a one year high of $73.24. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $68.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $69.10.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Company 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).