Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. Sells 3,668 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. decreased its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 8.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 41,497 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,668 shares during the period. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $2,784,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 24.5% during the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 7,298 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $490,000 after purchasing an additional 1,435 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 22.5% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 65,259 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,644,000 after acquiring an additional 11,993 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 52.2% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 33,849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,271,000 after acquiring an additional 11,611 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 60.0% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 7,329 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $492,000 after acquiring an additional 2,747 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arizona PSPRS Trust purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter valued at $4,807,000.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $70.89 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $60.62 and a 52-week high of $73.24. The company has a market cap of $13.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.35 and a beta of 0.65. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $68.46 and its 200 day moving average is $68.94.

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).