Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Purchases 1,029 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 0.7% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 154,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,029 shares during the quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $10,387,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 22.5% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 65,259 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,644,000 after purchasing an additional 11,993 shares during the period. Sentry LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.0% during the third quarter. Sentry LLC now owns 4,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $322,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Arizona PSPRS Trust purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter valued at $4,807,000. Merit Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 24.5% in the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 7,298 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $490,000 after acquiring an additional 1,435 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $5,059,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 1.0 %

EWJ opened at $68.48 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.75 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $67.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $68.95. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52 week low of $60.62 and a 52 week high of $73.24.

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).