Verger Capital Management LLC Acquires 290 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Verger Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 63,073 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the quarter. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises approximately 1.9% of Verger Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest position. Verger Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $4,729,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MBA Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. MBA Advisors LLC now owns 4,629 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $347,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.3% during the 1st quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 3,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $222,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the period. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $437,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 195.2% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 372 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 246 shares during the period. Finally, Close Asset Management Ltd boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Close Asset Management Ltd now owns 5,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $363,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 3.9%

Shares of EWJ stock opened at $78.36 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $79.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $74.37. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $59.84 and a 12 month high of $83.60. The company has a market capitalization of $14.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF 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).