Blair William & Co. IL Lowers Stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Blair William & Co. IL decreased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 0.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,997 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 258 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,013,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of EWJ. Millburn Ridgefield Corp boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.1% in the third quarter. Millburn Ridgefield Corp now owns 820,781 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $58,719,000 after purchasing an additional 17,042 shares during the period. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.3% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 28,751 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,057,000 after buying an additional 1,945 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $464,000. Verition Fund Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter worth $202,000. Finally, Atom Investors LP purchased a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the third quarter worth $1,212,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $68.20 on Wednesday. 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 cap of $13.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.99 and a beta of 0.65. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $69.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $68.97.

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).