iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Sold by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL reduced its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 52.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 31,562 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 35,137 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,366,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 3.3% during the second quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 38,387 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,878,000 after buying an additional 1,224 shares in the last quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $238,000. Roundview Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 72.1% during 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 acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $688,000. Finally, Pacific Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $723,000. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of EWJ opened at $80.04 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $79.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.53. The stock has a market cap of $15.38 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $59.84 and a 12 month high of $83.60.

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).