Silverlake Wealth Management LLC Purchases New Stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Silverlake Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 4,272 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $287,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $478,000. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6.5% during the third quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 19,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,410,000 after buying an additional 1,199 shares during the period. Saxon Interests Inc. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Saxon Interests Inc. now owns 74,962 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,363,000 after buying an additional 1,748 shares during the period. CWM LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 46.7% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $193,000 after purchasing an additional 857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Money Design Co. Ltd. grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 840,188 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $60,107,000 after purchasing an additional 46,954 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

EWJ opened at $69.12 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $60.62 and a 12 month high of $73.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $67.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $68.79.

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).