iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Sold by Aspen Grove Capital LLC

Aspen Grove Capital LLC cut its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 43.5% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 13,339 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 10,280 shares during the period. Aspen Grove Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $1,077,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EWJ. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 254.4% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,542,081 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $205,247,000 after buying an additional 1,824,734 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 511.5% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,830,745 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $147,814,000 after buying an additional 1,531,363 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,102,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,093,667,000 after buying an additional 662,373 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the third quarter worth $50,155,000. Finally, Keewaydin Investments LLC acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the fourth quarter worth $43,606,000. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $94.12 on Wednesday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 1 year low of $71.09 and a 1 year high of $94.87. The stock has a market cap of $22.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The business has a fifty day moving average of $90.52 and a 200-day moving average of $87.15.

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.