Boltwood Capital Management Decreases Stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Boltwood Capital Management lessened its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 9.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,525 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 575 shares during the quarter. Boltwood Capital Management’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $379,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in EWJ. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $101,421,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 602.1% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,011,232 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $67,854,000 after buying an additional 867,201 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6,610.0% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 342,210 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,962,000 after buying an additional 337,110 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,567,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $306,461,000 after buying an additional 332,982 shares during the period. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 35.7% during the fourth quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 1,054,475 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $64,966,000 after buying an additional 277,167 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $74.08 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $59.84 and a 12 month high of $75.05. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $70.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $69.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.03 billion, a PE ratio of 14.53 and a beta of 0.66.

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).