Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. Cuts Holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. reduced its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 46.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,570 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,450 shares during the quarter. Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd.’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $614,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Capula Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $1,191,000. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 114.7% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 133,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,547,000 after purchasing an additional 71,193 shares in the last quarter. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd now owns 87,490 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,612,000 after purchasing an additional 7,000 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 98,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,320,000 after purchasing an additional 7,446 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Advisors Network LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 82.3% during the third quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 7,981 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $481,000 after purchasing an additional 3,603 shares in the last quarter.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

Shares of EWJ opened at $67.09 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $69.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $64.93. The stock has a market cap of $16.41 billion, a PE ratio of 13.99 and a beta of 0.73. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $57.20 and a 12 month high of $72.07.

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).