iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) Shares Sold by Financial Counselors Inc.

Financial Counselors Inc. lowered its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 18.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,642 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,680 shares during the period. Financial Counselors Inc.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $833,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Granite Bay Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8,308.4% in the second quarter. Granite Bay Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,864,311 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $536,562,000 after buying an additional 7,770,782 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 508.8% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 6,692,020 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $456,663,000 after acquiring an additional 5,592,738 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 18.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 7,490,881 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $513,500,000 after purchasing an additional 1,181,168 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 64.6% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,272,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $86,817,000 after purchasing an additional 499,193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Angeles Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 48.8% during the 3rd quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,138,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $81,413,000 after purchasing an additional 373,000 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

EWJ opened at $69.69 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $69.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $69.07. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $60.62 and a 1 year high of $73.24. The stock has a market cap of $17.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63 and a beta of 0.73.

About iShares MSCI Japan ETF

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).