Breed s Hill Capital LLC Invests $266,000 in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Breed s Hill Capital LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 4,150 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $266,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. Toronto Dominion Bank increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 25.5% in the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 4,291,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $258,738,000 after acquiring an additional 872,492 shares during the last quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $48,792,000. Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 660.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 851,888 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $51,360,000 after purchasing an additional 739,836 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 117.5% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,279,340 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $77,103,000 after buying an additional 691,096 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG increased its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.2% during the 3rd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 2,428,696 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $146,426,000 after buying an additional 683,417 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

EWJ stock traded up $0.30 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $68.34. 6,728,921 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,516,691. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $69.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $65.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $57.20 and a 12-month high of $72.07.

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).