Laurel Wealth Planning LLC Increases Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Laurel Wealth Planning LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 4.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 66,256 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,904 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF makes up approximately 2.9% of Laurel Wealth Planning LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Laurel Wealth Planning LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $4,446,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $193,000 after buying an additional 857 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.3% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 44,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,161,000 after acquiring an additional 1,816 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 292.9% during the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 2,951 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $211,000 after purchasing an additional 2,200 shares in the last quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA grew its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 20.6% in the third quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA now owns 741,537 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $53,050,000 after purchasing an additional 126,675 shares during the period. Finally, Rebalance LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 9.6% during the third quarter. Rebalance LLC now owns 7,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $555,000 after purchasing an additional 680 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 0.7 %

EWJ opened at $69.62 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $17.03 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $60.62 and a twelve month high of $73.24. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $67.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $68.82.

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).