Barings LLC Sells 21,518 Shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ

Barings LLC trimmed its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 10.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 177,148 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 21,518 shares during the quarter. Barings LLC owned approximately 0.09% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $14,303,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of EWJ. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Game Plan Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. bought a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Up 3.2%

iShares MSCI Japan ETF stock opened at $92.18 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $21.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a twelve month low of $71.09 and a twelve month high of $94.28. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $90.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $86.91.

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). The Index consists of stocks traded primarily on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index.