JGP Wealth Management LLC Sells 217 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

JGP Wealth Management LLC lessened its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 2.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 7,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 217 shares during the period. JGP Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $487,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc boosted its holdings 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 valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the period. Sentry LLC raised its position 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 valued at $322,000 after buying an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Forte Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 0.9% in 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 buying an additional 213 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.1% in the third quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 10,523 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $753,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the period. Finally, Sonoma Private Wealth LLC grew its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 5.9% during the third quarter. Sonoma Private Wealth LLC now owns 5,358 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $383,000 after buying an additional 297 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $65.85 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $68.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $69.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.11 billion, a PE ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $60.62 and a fifty-two week high of $73.24.

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).