Vontobel Holding Ltd. Sells 6,204 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Vontobel Holding Ltd. decreased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 261,181 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 6,204 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned 0.13% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $19,581,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $238,000. Roundview Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 72.1% in the 2nd quarter. Roundview Capital LLC now owns 28,215 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,115,000 after acquiring an additional 11,822 shares in the last quarter. Clarius Group LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $688,000. Pacific Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $723,000. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 196.4% in the 2nd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 62,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,689,000 after acquiring an additional 41,446 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $81.55 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a 50-day moving average of $79.61 and a 200-day moving average of $74.33. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $59.84 and a fifty-two week high of $83.60.

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).