Americana Partners LLC Grows Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Americana Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 1.7% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 230,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,841 shares during the quarter. Americana Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $15,465,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Merit Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,435 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 11,993 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 11,611 shares in the last quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $4,807,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $5,059,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

EWJ opened at $69.37 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $67.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $68.77. The company has a market cap of $16.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $60.62 and a 12-month high of $73.24.

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).