iShares MSCI Japan ETF $EWJ Shares Sold by Fisher Asset Management LLC

Fisher Asset Management LLC reduced its stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,590,908 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 86,367 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC’s holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF were worth $207,817,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Johns Hopkins University purchased a new stake in iShares MSCI Japan ETF in the second quarter valued at $57,761,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 26,102,320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,093,667,000 after purchasing an additional 662,373 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 44.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,261,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $94,540,000 after purchasing an additional 390,526 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised 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 buying an additional 388,318 shares during the period. Finally, BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp raised its holdings in iShares MSCI Japan ETF by 57.6% in the 2nd quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 1,037,186 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $77,758,000 after buying an additional 378,947 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.60% of the company’s stock.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA EWJ opened at $90.20 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.63 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $86.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $83.30. iShares MSCI Japan ETF has a 12 month low of $59.84 and a 12 month high of $94.28.

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.