Vivaldi Capital Management LP Increases Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Vivaldi Capital Management LP lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 75.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,384 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,606 shares during the quarter. Vivaldi Capital Management LP’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $568,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. First Command Advisory Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 6,017,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $403,768,000 after purchasing an additional 90,766 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,567,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $306,461,000 after purchasing an additional 332,982 shares during the last quarter. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $101,421,000. Stifel Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.1% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,176,530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $78,946,000 after purchasing an additional 78,284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 35.7% in the fourth quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 1,054,475 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $64,966,000 after purchasing an additional 277,167 shares during the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $72.57 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $69.33 and a 200 day moving average of $68.69. The stock has a market cap of $14.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.54 and a beta of 0.67. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $59.84 and a twelve month high of $73.24.

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).