GFS Advisors LLC Has $21.47 Million Position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

GFS Advisors LLC reduced its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 0.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 286,317 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,300 shares during the period. iShares MSCI Japan ETF comprises 2.9% of GFS Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. GFS Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $21,465,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. MBA Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 4.1% during the second quarter. MBA Advisors LLC now owns 4,629 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $347,000 after buying an additional 184 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.3% in the first quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 3,239 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $222,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the period. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.7% in the first quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $437,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 195.2% in the first quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 372 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 246 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Close Asset Management Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 5.0% during the first quarter. Close Asset Management Ltd now owns 5,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $363,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. 64.60% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

EWJ stock opened at $78.36 on Friday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a fifty-two week low of $59.84 and a fifty-two week high of $83.60. The business’s 50-day moving average is $79.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.40. The company 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).