Syon Capital LLC Acquires 11,175 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Syon Capital LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 24.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 56,683 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 11,175 shares during the quarter. Syon Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $4,547,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of EWJ. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. MMA Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Front Row Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the second quarter worth about $44,000. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 90.7% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $64,000 after buying an additional 379 shares during the period. Finally, Allianz SE lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 262.0% during the 2nd quarter. Allianz SE now owns 1,010 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $76,000 after buying an additional 731 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $91.87 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $59.84 and a twelve month high of $94.28. The stock has a market cap of $17.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $84.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.40.

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). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.