Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. Sells 37,753 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. trimmed its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 91.8% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 3,375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 37,753 shares during the quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $241,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of EWJ. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc boosted its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 17.4% in the 2nd quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 1,048 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 25,739 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,756,000 after buying an additional 160 shares during the last quarter. Sentry LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.0% in the third quarter. Sentry LLC now owns 4,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $322,000 after buying an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Verger Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. Verger Capital Management LLC now owns 38,939 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,657,000 after buying an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Forte Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Forte Asset Management LLC now owns 22,764 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,629,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

EWJ stock opened at $68.42 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $69.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $69.07. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $60.62 and a 12-month high of $73.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.74 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73.

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).