Climber Capital SA Invests $543,000 in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Climber Capital SA purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 8,117 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $543,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. World Investment Advisors raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 22.7% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 15,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,059,000 after purchasing an additional 2,924 shares during the last quarter. Private Portfolio Partners LLC raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Private Portfolio Partners LLC now owns 73,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,941,000 after buying an additional 3,332 shares during the last quarter. Trexquant Investment LP boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 19.3% in the fourth quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 6,369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $427,000 after acquiring an additional 1,031 shares in the last quarter. Trans Canada Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $11,911,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 67,805 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,550,000 after purchasing an additional 2,546 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $68.22 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $69.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $68.97. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1-year low of $60.62 and a 1-year high of $73.24. The company has a market cap of $13.43 billion, a PE ratio of 13.99 and a beta of 0.65.

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).