iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Sold by Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC

Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC lessened its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,940 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 429 shares during the period. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $445,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2,106.3% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,398,952 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $164,472,000 after acquiring an additional 2,290,221 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,350,410 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,806,584,000 after buying an additional 815,660 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $35,121,000. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $35,041,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 94.2% in the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,001,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $68,259,000 after buying an additional 485,932 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Trading Down 3.9%

Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $78.36 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.40. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12-month low of $59.84 and a 12-month high of $83.60. The stock has a market cap of $14.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68.

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).