iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Sold by Strs Ohio

Strs Ohio decreased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 18.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 226,103 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 50,000 shares during the period. Strs Ohio owned approximately 0.10% of iShares MSCI Japan ETF worth $19,092,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Focus Partners Wealth raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 39.0% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 10,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $701,000 after acquiring an additional 2,869 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 229.1% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 38,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,886,000 after purchasing an additional 26,800 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 33,504.6% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 389,477 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $29,199,000 after purchasing an additional 388,318 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 6.1% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 546,723 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $40,988,000 after purchasing an additional 31,344 shares during the period. Finally, DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main raised its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 46.3% in the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 284,355 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,318,000 after purchasing an additional 89,999 shares during the period. 64.60% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of EWJ opened at $93.14 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $92.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $88.09. The stock has a market cap of $22.19 billion, a PE ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $71.51 and a 12 month high of $97.52.

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). 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.