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

Verger Capital Management LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 0.5% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 63,073 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 290 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF makes up 1.9% of Verger Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Verger Capital Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $4,729,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 195.2% in the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 372 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $41,000. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 3.9%

Shares of EWJ opened at $78.36 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $59.84 and a 1 year high of $83.60. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.37. The stock has a market cap of $14.90 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

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).