Capital Investment Advisors LLC Decreases Stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ)

Capital Investment Advisors LLC lowered its position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 48.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,188 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,035 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $219,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. First Command Advisory Services Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 6,017,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $403,768,000 after purchasing an additional 90,766 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,567,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $306,461,000 after acquiring an additional 332,982 shares during the last quarter. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares MSCI Japan ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $101,421,000. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,176,530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $78,946,000 after acquiring an additional 78,284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. boosted its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 35.7% in the fourth quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 1,054,475 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $64,966,000 after buying an additional 277,167 shares during the period.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:EWJ opened at $73.67 on Thursday. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 52-week low of $59.84 and a 52-week high of $75.05. The company has a market capitalization of $14.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.53 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a 50 day moving average of $70.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $69.31.

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).